Federico Mociulsky (born 15 July 1989 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

) is an Argentine professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player contracted to

Deportivo Roca The Club Social y Deportivo General Roca is an Argentine sports club, based on General Roca, in the Río Negro Province. The club, founded on September 1, 1974, is mostly known for its football and basketball teams. The football team currently ...

Early life

Mociulsky's paternal grandfather, Leon, was part owner of the club in 1958. His uncle, Dr. Ernesto Mociulsky, was also a stockholder in the club during the 1980s.

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Russian", Mociulky was promoted to the first team for training in 2007. In 2011, he left Argentina and joined

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

on trial. Being

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""T ...

ish, Mociulky would not count as a foreign player in Israel. His trial was unsuccessful at Ashkelon, so he went to

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

in hopes of securing a contract. Actually, he plays in

References

1989 births Living people Argentine Jews Footballers from Buenos Aires Jewish footballers Jewish Argentine sportspeople Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Club Atlético Atlanta footballers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub