Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[1]
Biography
Playing career
Arik Yanko starting playing youth football with Hapoel Tel Aviv. As a youth team player, Yanko cracked four teeth during a derby match against Maccabi but played out the entire match.[2] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.[2]
Yanko made his league debut in a Premier League match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 4 April 2009 when he replaced Ben Luz in the 80th minute after back up goalkeeper Yaniv Mizrahi was red-carded. In October 2009, Yanko said that that moment was by far the most exciting moment of his career.[2]
International career
Yanko represented Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]
In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad.[5]
References
- ינקו אריק (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
Footnotes
- ^ Arik Yanko at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Avigal, Hila (17 October 2009). הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו [The Next Generation: Meet Hapoel TA Goalkeeper, Arik Yanko] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק". www.football.org.il.
- ^ Competitions UEFA Archived 2022-09-06 at the Wayback Machine