Arik Yanko Explained

Arik Yanko
אריק ינקו
Fullname:Arik Yanko
Birth Date:21 December 1991
Birth Place:Rishon LeZion, Israel
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Youthclubs1:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2011–2013
Clubs2:Hakoah Ramat Gan
Caps2:63
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Hapoel Ra'anana
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2017
Clubs4:Hapoel Ra'anana
Caps4:68
Goals4:0
Years5:2017–2020
Clubs5:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Caps5:47
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2022
Clubs6:Maccabi Petah Tikva
Caps6:66
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–2023
Clubs7:Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Caps7:29
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–2024
Clubs8:Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
Caps8:30
Goals8:0
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalyears2:2008–2009
Nationalyears3:2009–2011
Nationalyears4:2013
Nationalteam3:Israel U19
Nationalteam4:Israel U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalcaps4:0
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:17 May 2023

Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

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.[1] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.[1]

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.[1]

International career

Yanko represented Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.[2] [3]

In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad.[4]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: he:הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו . Hila . Avigal . http://www.one.co.il/Article/145986.html . One.co.il . 2009-10-17 . 17 October 2009 . Hebrew . The Next Generation: Meet Hapoel TA Goalkeeper, Arik Yanko . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020052702/http://one.co.il/Article/145986.html. 20 October 2009 . live.
  2. Web site: סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה . Israel Football Association . 2009-07-09 . 2009-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062609/http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx . 29 June 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק. www.football.org.il.
  4. https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/General/01/96/24/38/1962438_DOWNLOAD.pdf Competitions