| Ofek Melika | |
| Fullname: | Ofek Melika-Aharon |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Givatayim, Israel |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Hapoel Ra'anana |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Israel U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 April 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 4 June 2023 |
Ofek Melika-Aharon (Hebrew: אופק מליקה-אהרון; born 23 January 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national under-19 team.
Melika-Aharon was born and raised in Givatayim, Israel, to an Israeli family of Mizrahi Jewish descent.[1] He hails from a family of Israeli football goalkeepers, with his grandfather Shmuel Malika-Aharon and uncle Meir Melika, both playing for the Israel national team. He is also the son of Yaron Melika, who played as a goalkeeper in the Israeli Premier League.[2]
Melika made his senior debut for Hapoel Ra'anana on 4 April 2022, playing 90 minutes in a Liga Leumit away match against Hapoel Ramat Gan, that ended in a 2–1 win.[3] [4]
On 22 May 2024 signed for 5 years in Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]
He is a youth International for Israel, who plays for the under-17 national team since 2021.
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2021–22 | Liga Leumit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Alef | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||