Yaniv Edery

Yaniv Edery Hebrew: יניב אדרי, Arabic: يانيف أدري; born 23 June 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Moldovan club FC Sfîntul Gheorghe.

Yaniv Edery
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Sfîntul Gheorghe
Number 26
Youth career
2016–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana
2018–2019 Espanyol
2020–2021 Hapoel Ramat Gan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Real Balompédica Linense 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Linense B 23 (4)
2022–2023 FC Nitra 13 (2)
2023 Zorya Luhansk 0 (0)
2023– FC Sfîntul Gheorghe 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

Career

As a youth player, Edery played for Israeli football club Hapoel Raanana at the age of 15. His father used to film him and sent the videos to several clubs. One of those clubs was Olympique de Marseille, where Edery received an invitation for a trial. Olympique de Marseille was interested in the player, but unable to keep him due to administrative constraints at the time. Afterwards, Edery joined the youth academy of RCD Espanyol.[1]

Edery followed up his career at the Marcet Football Academy, located in Barcelona at the age of 17 years. After his academy career in Spain, he joined the second division of the Israeli Football League club Hapoel Ramat Gan under a youth contract.[2] After joining the Israeli club, Edery returned to Spain the next season by joining Real Balompédica Linense of the Spanish third tier. Having been stationed at their 'B' team, he made a handful of appearances for Real Balompédica Linense B. Edery played mostly at Spanish amateur level in the Segunda Andaluza Cádiz football league, which is the eight tier of the Spanish football league system. Edery appeared twice in their official line-up.[3]

After his stint in Spain, Edery transferred to Slovak outfit FC Nitra, one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Joining the club transfer free, Edery signed a two-year contract until August 2024. Playing in the 4. Liga, the fourth-tier football league in Slovakia, Edery made a total of 685 minutes.[4]

Due to his performance at FC Nitra, Edery appeared on the radar of Ukrainian football team Zorya Luhansk, earning a trial period. Following the trial, he stayed with the club for a few months with the kit number 68. During his brief stint at Zorya Luhansk, which lasted from January 2023 until March 2023, Edery trained with the second team: Zorya Luhansk II. In March 2023, Edery decided to not extend his stay with Zorya Luhansk due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Edery made no official appearances for the club.

FC Sfîntul Gheorghe

Edery joined Moldovan professional football club FC Sfîntul Gheorghe based in Suruceni for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[5] Edery made his professional football debut in the Moldovan Super Liga, in a 2–0 win against FC Bălți.[6]

Personal life

Edery was born in Marseille, France of Spanish, Moroccan-Jewish and Israeli descent.[7][8] He moved to Ra'anana, Israel two years later, where his father was specialized in building houses.[1]

Edery garnered attention in Morocco for expressing his desire to one day represent the Morocco national team, and becoming the first Moroccan Jew to play for the national team. He even appeared on national TV channel 2M.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Sfîntul Gheorghe 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References
  1. Bourganel, Efraïm (1 December 2021). "Yaniv Edery: Un futur grand". Haboné (in French). Vol. 215. p. 28. ISSN 0292-7993. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. "Israeli-Moroccan Yaniv Edery Spread the love Rabat". Facebook. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. "La RB Linense B golea al colista (4-0)..., pero el Barbate CF celebra el ascenso". 8Directo (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. "Yaniv Edery". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. "Bine ai venit, Yaniv Edery!". www.facebook.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. "Balti - Sf.Gheorghe 0:2". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. Mebtoul, Taha. "Yaniv Edery Could Become First Israeli-Moroccan Atlas Lion". Morocco World News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. "First Jewish footballer to represent Morocco?". Twitter. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. "Yaniv Edery speler van Hapoel Ramat Gan, hoopt in de toekomst voor het Marokkaanse elftal uit te komen". Facebook. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. "VIDEO/ Yaniv Edery, un jeune footballeur israélo-marocain qui rêve de porter le maillot des Lions de l'Atlas". 2M.ma (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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