Yahav Gurfinkel
 Gurfinkel playing for Hapoel Hadera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amikam, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | → Hapoel Hadera (loan) | 50 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | IFK Norrköping | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 46 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 58 | (3) |
| 2026– | AEK Larnaca | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Israel U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Israel U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Israel U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Israel U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Israel U21 | 13 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2021 | |||
Yahav Gurfinkel (Hebrew: יהב גורפינקל; born 27 June 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.
Early life
Gurfinkel was born in moshav Amikam, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Club career
He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 21 January 2017 in a match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[1]
On 31 May 2022, Gurfinkel's contract with Swedish club IFK Norrköping was terminated by mutual consent.[2]
On 1 February 2024, Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv announced that Gurfinkel would be transferring to Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[3]
On 29 January 2026, Gurfinkel signed Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca with two-and-a-half years contract.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 November 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga Leumit | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Hapoel Hadera (loan) | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| IFK Norrköping | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 229 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 7 | ||
References
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "YAHAV GURFINKEL OCH IFK NORRKÖPING GÅR SKILDA VÄGAR" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "יהב גורפיקנל נמכר לשאנגדו רונגצ׳נג הסינית" (in Hebrew). htafc.co.il. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "官方：古尔芬克尔与塞浦路斯拉纳卡达成一致，双方签约2年半" (in Swedish). dongqiudi. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Yahav Gurfinkel at Soccerway
External links
- Yahav Gurfinkel at Soccerway
- Yahav Gurfinkel – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
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