Gary Meir Mordechai Assous ( he, גרי מאיר מרדכי אסוס; born 4 March 1988) is a French-Israeli professional
footballer
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. He is currently contracted with
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem.
Biography
Gary grew up in France in a
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""Th ...
ish family along with his brother
Jonathan
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*Jonathan (name), a masculine given name
Media
* ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
* ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
* ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
.
Gary originally was part of the youth system of
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
before he sustained a major injury. He continued through the youth ranks of
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...
before moving down to then
Championnat club,
AS Cannes
Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 3, ...
.
Arrival to Israel
Assous arrived in Israel after his brother spent a season with
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
and joined the
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...
youth team for a trial.
[ After impressing during a training match between the youth and full teams, Assous was signed by Netanya to a three-year contract starting at $40,000 a year. Within a short time of ]Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German association football, football pundit and former professional player and manager. After captaining Germany national football team, West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup whe ...
's arrival to Maccabi Netanya, he decided to release Assous from his contract without even seeing Assous in training.
After being released by Netanya, Assous trialled with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club ( he, מכבי אחי נצרת, ''Mo'adon Kaduregel Maccabi Aḥi Natzrat''; ar, نادي كرة القدم اخاء الناصرة, ''Nade Korat Alqadam Maccabi Ekhaa Al-Nasera'') is an Israeli association f ...
.
Statistics
See also
* List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
Footnotes
External links
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1988 births
Living people
21st-century French Jews
French footballers
Israeli footballers
Jewish French sportspeople
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players
Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
Maccabi Be'er Sheva F.C. players
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players
Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
French emigrants to Israel
Men's association football midfielders