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Avi Rikan
Rikan playing for Israel in 2015
Personal information
Full name Avraham Rikan
Date of birth (1988-09-10) September 10, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ma'ale Adumim, Israel
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2000–2006 Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Beitar Jerusalem 121 (15)
2007–2008Maccabi Herzliya (loan) 8 (2)
2008–2009Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) 30 (1)
2013–2015 FC Zürich 50 (10)
2015–2023 Maccabi Tel Aviv 197 (31)
2023–2024 Hapoel Petah Tikva 22 (3)
International career
2004–2005 Israel U17 13 (2)
2006 Israel U18 3 (0)
2006–2007 Israel U19 16 (5)
2007–2010 Israel U21 14 (0)
2012–2015 Israel 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Avraham "Avi" Rikan (Hebrew: אבי ריקן; born September 10, 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.

His previous clubs include Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Jerusalem, FC Zürich, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva.[1] At international level, Rikan was capped at levels from under-17 to senior team.[2]

Early life

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Rikan was born in the Israeli settlement Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[3]

Rikan against Willian in UEFA Champions League 2015

Honours

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Beitar Jerusalem

FC Zürich

Maccabi Tel Aviv

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Details: Rikan Avi". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "National team player's details: Rikan Avi". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "I24NEWS".
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