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Yehiel Tzagai

Israeli footballer

Ethiopia Midfielder
43Age
10Clubs
326Club apps
65Club goals

Yehiel Tzagai: profile

Yehiel Tzagai (born 27 January 1983 in Ethiopia) is a retired Ethiopian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tzagai made the step into senior football with Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva F.C. in 2001. He played for 10 clubs in 2 countries since 2001. The busiest spell of his career was at Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. (2002–2007): 87 appearances and 14 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 326 appearances and 65 goals.

Ethiopia has produced 52 footballers in our database, including Gatoch Panom, Amanuel Gebremichael and Oumed Oukri.

Key facts

Countries played in
2: Israel and Cyprus
Club goals per game
0.20 (65 in 326)
Latest move
Maccabi Jaffa F.C. (2015)
Shares a birthday with
Karim El Ahmadi, Rani Khedira and Hamary Traoré (more)

Club career

YearsClubLeagueAppsGoals
2001–2002 Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva F.C. Liga Bet 12 2
2002–2007 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Israeli Premier League 87 14
2003–2004 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. 17 2
2004–2005 F.C. Ashdod Israeli Premier League 2 0
2007–2008 Maccabi Netanya F.C. Israeli Premier League 28 4
2008–2009 Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Israeli Premier League 22 3
2009–2010 Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. 26 13
2010–2011 APOP Kinyras FC 7 0
2011 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Israeli Premier League 9 0
2011–2012 Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C. Liga Leumit 30 9
2012–2015 Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. 86 18
2015– Maccabi Jaffa F.C. Liga Leumit – –
Total32665

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

Frequently asked questions

How old is Yehiel Tzagai?

Yehiel Tzagai was born on 27 January 1983, which makes him 43 years old.

Where was Yehiel Tzagai born?

Yehiel Tzagai was born in Ethiopia.

Which clubs has Yehiel Tzagai played for?

Yehiel Tzagai's recorded clubs are Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva F.C., Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C., Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C., F.C. Ashdod, Maccabi Netanya F.C., Bnei Sakhnin F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., APOP Kinyras FC, Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C. and Maccabi Jaffa F.C..

What position does Yehiel Tzagai play?

Yehiel Tzagai played as a midfielder.

Ethiopian players of the same generation

Walid Atta Walid AttaEthiopia · b. 1986 Y Yussuf SalehEthiopia · b. 1984 A Adane GirmaEthiopia · Awassa City F.C. F Fikru-Teferra LemessaEthiopia · b. 1986 Amin Askar Amin AskarEthiopia · b. 1985 Minyahil Teshome Minyahil TeshomeEthiopia · b. 1985 D Degu DebebeEthiopia · b. 1984 B Birhanu BogaleEthiopia · b. 1986 A Aynalem HailuEthiopia · b. 1986 D Dawit MebratuEthiopia · b. 1984 Y Yordanos AbayEthiopia · b. 1984 T Tesfaye TafeseEthiopia · b. 1986