| Yaniv Katan יניב קטן | |
| Birth Date: | 1981 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kiryat Ata, Israel |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Attacking Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1990–1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Years1: | 1998–2006 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Years4: | 2007–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps1: | 223 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Caps4: | 239 |
| Goals1: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 39 |
| Totalcaps: | 472 |
| Totalgoals: | 79 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1998–2003 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2000–2010 |
| Nationalteam3: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 31 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 30 March 2014 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
Yaniv Katan (Hebrew: יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals.
Katan was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, and is Jewish.[2]
In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international teammate Yossi Benayoun.[3] The transfer, which was officially completed during the January 2006 transfer window, involved a cut-price fee of £100,000, as Katan had only six months left on his Maccabi contract.[4] He made eight appearances, including six from the bench, for West Ham.[5] [6]
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Katan moved back to Maccabi Haifa in a loan deal, with a view to a permanent move,[7] after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans.[8] He returned to Israel and made his loan deal permanent by signing a new four-year deal with Haifa.
After 25 years in Maccabi Haifa, on 19 June 2014, Katan decided to retire from active playing.[9] On 5 April 2015, a farewell ceremony for Katan was held at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on which both Maccabi Haifa's chairman Ya'akov Shahar and Katan led a speech and the fans held a giant flag with Katan's pictures.
| Club | Season | League | Israeli Cup | Continental | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 1998–99 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 4 | |
| 1999–00 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 59 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| 2004–05 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2005–06 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Total | 225 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 297 | 58 | ||
| West Ham United | 2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2006–07 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 9 | |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 239 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 315 | 56 | ||
| Career total | 472 | 79 | 38 | 11 | 70 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 620 | 114 | ||