| Yonas Malede | |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Kiryat Bialik, Israel |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Tzur Shalom |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hapoel Haifa |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Maccabi Netanya |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Maccabi Netanya |
| Caps1: | 73 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Gent |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Mechelen |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Israel U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 01:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC) |
Yonas Malede (or Yunes,[1] he|יונס מלדה; born 14 November 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.
Malede was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.
A Maccabi Netanya youth product, Malede was promoted to the senior team on 24 February 2018 as he made his debut in a league fixture against Maccabi Haifa.
After three seasons with the club, Malede moved to play in the Belgian First Division A as he signed a 4.5-year contract with Gent for a €1.5 million transfer fee.[2]
On 15 June 2022, Malede signed a three-year contract with Mechelen.[3]
On 31 January 2024 signed for 3.5 years for Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]
Malede made his debut for Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He started the game and was substituted in the 61st minute with the score at 0–0, the game ended in a 3–1 victory for Israel.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 11 | |||||
| Gent | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |||
| KV Mechelen | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 164 | 15 | |||