Liel Abada

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Liel Abada
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Abada playing for Celtic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Petah Tikva, Israel
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward[citation needed]
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2014 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2014–2019 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva 67 (20)
2021– Celtic 48 (16)
National team‡
2017 Israel U16 6 (1)
2017–2018 Israel U17 21 (2)
2018 Israel U18 4 (1)
2018–2019 Israel U19 12 (4)
2020– Israel U21 8 (1)
2021– Israel 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Liel Abada (Hebrew: ליאל עבדה, /lɪˈɛl/ li-EL; born (2001-10-03)3 October 2001) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life[edit]

Abada was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish descent.[2] At the age of 13, his first manager in Maccabi Petah Tikva took Abada's father Ronen and him to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah in Barcelona.[3] His younger brother Orel Abada is also a footballer who plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[3] Abada is observant and does not play football on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur.[4]

He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Bar Rashti since 2020,[5] after three months separated they have returned to each other since June 2022.[6]

Club career[edit]

Maccabi Petah Tikva[edit]

Abada made his professional debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israel State Cup on 22 August 2019, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, in a match that ended in a 4–1 home win for his team.[7] On 9 September 2019, he scored his first senior Israeli Liga Leumit goal in the 90th minute against Bnei Sakhnin, that finished as a 1–1 home draw for Maccabi Petah Tikva.[8] On 30 August 2020, Abada scored his first Israeli Premier League goal, which coincided with his team's 86th minute winnning goal, earning his side a 1–2 away victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[9]

Celtic[edit]

On 14 July 2021, Scottish Premiership club Celtic announced the signing of Abada on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £3.6 million.[10] On 20 July 2021, he scored on his debut in the first leg of Celtic's Champions League second round qualifying match against Danish side Midtjylland, that ended in a 1–1 home draw.[11] On 5 August 2021, Abada scored his first UEFA Europa League qualifiers goal against Czech side Jablonec, that ended in a 2–4 away win for his team.[12] On 4 November 2021, he scored the crucial third goal for Celtic in a 2021–22 UEFA Europea League Group stage match against Hungarian side Ferencváros, that ended in a 2–3 away victory for his team.[13]

On 21 August 2021, in his third Scottish Premiership appearance, Abada scored both his and Celtic's first two league goals, that lead to a 6–0 home victory over St. Mirren.[14] On 26 December 2021, Abada netted an early brace in a 2021–22 Scottish Premiership match against St. Johnstone, earning his team a 1–3 away win.[15]

On 2 May 2022, Abada has become the first ever non-European (and the first Israeli) footballer to win the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.[16]

On 28 August 2022, Abada scored a hat-trick and assisted one goal, in a 9–0 away win against Dundee United in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership.[17] On 3 September 2022, he scored both the first and third goal against Rangers in an "Old Firm" derby league match, that ended in a 4–0 home win for Celtic.[18] On 19 October 2022, Abada scored a brace in the span of 11 minutes and later on added an assist against Motherwell in the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup quarter-finals, to lead his team to a 0–4 away victory.[19]

Abada made his debut UEFA Champions League Group stage appearance on 6 September 2022, opening against Spanish side Real Madrid.[20]

International career[edit]

He also plays for Israel's U-21 since 2020.[21]

Abada was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 18 March 2021, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA).[22] He made his senior debut with the Israel national team on 5 June 2021, in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he substituted Yonas Malede in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0; the game ended with a 3–1 away victory for Israel.[23] He scored his first senior goal against Iceland, during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match on 2 June 2022, which ended in a 2–2 home draw for his native Israel.[24]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 18 September 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20 29 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 8
2020–21 36 12 2 1 4 0 0 0 42 13
Total 67 20 8 1 4 0 0 0 79 21
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 36 10 3 1 3 1 12 3 54 15
2022–23 7 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 6
Total 43 16 3 1 4 1 14 3 64 21
Career total 110 36 11 2 8 1 14 3 143 42

International[edit]

As of 24 September 2022[21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2021 4 0
2022 5 1
Total 9 1
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abada goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by Liel Abada
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2022 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  Iceland 1–0 2–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours[edit]

Celtic

Individual

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liel Abada".
  2. ^ Reporter, Jewish News. "Celtic sign Israeli international winger Liel Abada". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com.
  3. ^ a b "סולומון החדש של הלוזונים: הטירוף סביב ליאל עבדה - ספורט 5".
  4. ^ McGarry, Graeme (15 September 2021). "Liel Abada to miss Real Betis test through religious reasons as Ange Postecoglou mulls over Celtic captaincy". The Glasgow Times. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "New Celtic star Liel Abada's girlfriend poses in Hoops top after he signs". 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "כוכב נבחרת ישראל חזר לאקסית: "אני הכי שמחה בעולם"". ספורט 1 (Sport 1 - Maariv) (in Hebrew). 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "מכבי עירוני פתח תקווה 4 : 1 הכח עמידר רמת גן". Israel Football Association. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Bnei Sakhnin - 9 September 2019 - Soccerway".
  9. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Petah Tikva - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Celtic sign Israel winger Abada". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Celtic-Midtjylland | UEFA Champions League 2021/22".
  12. ^ "Jablonec-Celtic | UEFA Europa League 2021/22".
  13. ^ "Ferencváros-Celtic | UEFA Europa League 2021/22".
  14. ^ "David Turnbull hat-trick helps Celtic hit another six in thrashing of St Mirren". The Guardian. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ "St. Johnstone vs. Celtic - 26 December 2021 - Soccerway".
  16. ^ a b "Celtic take five prizes at PFA Scotland awards, including manager of the year". BBC Sport. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Dundee United 0–9 Celtic: Celtic strolled to an incredible record-breaking away league victory by humiliating beleaguered Dundee United to climb back to the top of the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. 28 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Celtic overwhelm Rangers to lay down title marker". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "Abada bags double as Celtic set up Kilmarnock semi". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ UEFA.com. "Celtic-Real Madrid | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Israel Footbal Association - Liel Abada".
  22. ^ "סגל הנבחרת למוקדמות המונדיאל: זימון בכורה לעבדה, רפאלוב בחוץ". הארץ.
  23. ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Israel-Iceland | UEFA Nations League 2023".
  25. ^ "Israel - L. Abada - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  26. ^ "Israel - L. Abada - Profil mit News, Karriere Statistiken und Historie - Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.

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