Yuval Avidor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuval Avidor | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiryat Motzkin, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Hapoel Haifa | 35 | (17) |
| 2007–2011 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 62 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2011 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 31 | (13) |
| 2011–2014 | Hapoel Haifa | 68 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Acre | 31 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Israel U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Israel U21 | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016. | |||
Yuval Avidor (Hebrew: יובל אבידור; born 19 October 1986) is an Israeli football player who plays for Bnei Sakhnin. He is known for his speed and ability to play as a Striker as well as a Winger.
Playing career
Hapoel Haifa
Avidor made his debut for Hapoel Haifa in 2004–2005 season in the Israeli second division Liga Leumit. He played for Haifa for two more seasons and on 2006–2007 season he finished as the Liga Leumit top goalscorer with 17 goals but missed promotion with the club finishing 3rd.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Before the 2007–2008 season he moved to Northern club Ironi Kiryat Shmona which just won promotion to the Israeli Premier League reuniting with his former coach Ran Ben Shimon . Helping the team finish 3rd scoring 9 goals. The next season was last with the club due to his relegation and Avidor scoring only 6 goals.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Although his team was relegated Avidor himself became one of the biggest transfer prospects of the summer. Which concluded with signing a one-year contract with giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. His first season with the club was a tough one with him scoring only 5 goals and the team finishing 3rd far behind their fierce rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa. On May 2010 it was announced that Maccabi and Avidor agreed on the extansion[1] of his contract.
Hapoel Haifa
On 20 September 2011 he was loaned to Hapoel Haifa from Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona until the end of the 2011–12 season. On 10 December he scored twice in Hapoel's first derby win in ten years.[2]