Guy Abend ( he, גיא אבנד; born 8 November 1990) is an Israeli footballer.

Early life

Personal

Abend was born in

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to parents Arie and Tali and has both an older brother and sister. Before his first birthday he and his family would move to

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where he would spend the next six years of his life. While in Washington he would play soccer at the

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and he would take his love of the sport back to Israel when he was six. He continued to play soccer with local teams in

. In 2022, Abend represented the United States in futsal at the

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, alongside former Louisville City teammate

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Youth

Abend joined

Maccabi Netanya F.C. Maccabi (sports), Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli association football, football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding memb ...

's Youth system when we has fourteen.

Club career

Maccabi Netanya FC

At seventeen Abend signed his first professional contract with

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

and he would make his senior debut in the 2008-09

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

. Over the course of 2 seasons Abend would appear in three Toto Cup matches as well as one match in the league.

Loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba FC

Abend would go on loan with

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

for the 2010-2011 season.

Honors

Club

Hapoel Rishon LeZion * Toto Cup Leumit:

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* * * * 1990 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Living people Israeli footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Louisville City FC players Reno 1868 FC players Saint Louis FC players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players USL Championship players Footballers from Netanya Expatriate soccer players in the United States Israeli expatriates in the United States Association football midfielders American men's futsal players 20th-century Israeli Jews 21st-century Israeli Jews {{Israel-footy-bio-stub