| Gil Vainshtein | |
| Fullname: | 29 October 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Ukraine |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Italia Shooters |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alderson-Broaddus College |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | Italia Shooters |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 03:38, 11 May 2009 (UTC) |
Gil Vainshtein (born 29 October 1984 in Ukraine) is a Canadian association football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italia Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League. In university he played for Alderson-Broaddus College, with whom he was named to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team, and named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Professionally, he has played for the North York Astros and the Italia Shooters. Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal, and also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal.
Vainshtein is a midfielder in association football.[1] He attended Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia, playing for its soccer team the Battlers, and graduating in 2007. In his junior year, Vainshtein was named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team.[2] [3] He was also named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).[4]
In 2007, he played for the North York Astros in Canada.[5] [1] In 2008 Vainshtein played for the Italia Shooters in Canada.
In 2009, Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal.[6] [7] [8] He also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal.[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Canada | League | Voyageurs Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | ||||||||
| 2007 | North York Astros | CSL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | Italia Shooters | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Career total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||