Arik Yanko

Arik Yanko
אריק ינקו

Yanko playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Arik Yanko
Date of birth	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Youth career
	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1	(0)
2011–2013	→ Hakoah Ramat Gan	63	(0)
2013–2014	→ Hapoel Ra'anana	13	(0)
2014–2017	Hapoel Ra'anana	68	(0)
2017–2020	Hapoel Tel Aviv	47	(0)
2020–2022	Maccabi Petah Tikva	66	(0)
2022–2023	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	29	(0)
2023–2024	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	30	(0)
2024–	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	0	(0)
International career
2008	Israel U17	2	(0)
2008–2009	Israel U18	5	(0)
2009–2011	Israel U19	9	(0)
2013	Israel U21	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023

Arik Yanko

Medal record
Representing  Israel
Football
Maccabiah Games
	2009 Maccabiah	Football

Arik Yanko (Hebrew: אריק ינקו; born 21 December 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[1]

Biography

Playing career

Arik Yanko starting playing youth football with Hapoel Tel Aviv. As a youth team player, Yanko cracked four teeth during a derby match against Maccabi but played out the entire match.[2] This endeared him to the youth team staff who saw the young goalkeeper as having a strong character.[2]

Yanko made his league debut in a Premier League match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 4 April 2009 when he replaced Ben Luz in the 80th minute after back up goalkeeper Yaniv Mizrahi was red-carded. In October 2009, Yanko said that that moment was by far the most exciting moment of his career.[2]

International career

Yanko represented Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a bronze medal.[3][4]

In 2013, Yanko was a part of Israel U21 squad.[5]

References

• ינקו אריק (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Footnotes

1. Arik Yanko at Soccerway
2. Avigal, Hila (17 October 2009). הדור הבא: הכירו את שוער הפועל ת"א, אריק ינקו [The Next Generation: Meet Hapoel TA Goalkeeper, Arik Yanko] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
3. "סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה". Israel Football Association. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
4. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק". www.football.org.il.
5. Competitions UEFA Archived 2022-09-06 at the Wayback Machine