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Yaniv Katan
יניב קטן
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Katan in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Kiryat Ata, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2006 Maccabi Haifa 223 (40)
2006 West Ham United 8 (0)
2006–2007 Maccabi Haifa (loan) 27 (7)
2007–2014 Maccabi Haifa 239 (39)
Total 472 (79)
National team
1998 Israel U17 4 (2)
1998–2003 Israel U21 17 (5)
2000–2010 Israel 31 (5)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 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.

Personal life

Katan was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, and is Jewish.

Club career

In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international teammate Yossi Benayoun. 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. He made eight appearances, including six from the bench, for West Ham.

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, after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans. 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. 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.

Career statistics

Club

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

Honours

Maccabi Haifa
  • Israeli Championships
    • Winner (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2010–11
    • Runner-up (5): 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012–13
  • Toto Cup
    • Winner (3): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08
  • State Cup
    • Runner-up (4): 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012
West Ham United

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Yaniv Katan para niños

  • List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
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