Guni Israeli ( he, גוני יזרעאלי; born 18 November 1984) is an Israeli professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player who last played for

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

of the Israeli National League. In 2007, he was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader.

Early years

Israeli was born in

Kibbutz Gvat Gvat ( he, גְּבַת, also transliterated ''Gevat'') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbu ...

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 ...

. He played for Hapoel Emek Yizra'el (

Jezreel Valley The Jezreel Valley (from the he, עמק יזרעאל, translit. ''ʿĒmeq Yīzrəʿēʿl''), or Marj Ibn Amir ( ar, مرج ابن عامر), also known as the Valley of Megiddo, is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern Distr ...

) youth team, he also played for Ort Leibovich, Netanya high-school team, together with

Raviv Limonad Raviv Limonad ( he, רביב לימונד; born 26 August 1984) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He is a 191 cm (6' 3") tall combo guard. High school career Limon ...

and helped them to win the state championship.

Professional career

In 2005, Israeli signed with Hapoel Gilboa/Afula. In his second season with Afula, he was named Israeli League Rising Star. In 2007, he was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader. On 18 June 2007, Israeli signed with

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli ...

for the 2007–08 season. Israeli helped Holon to win the 2008 Israeli League Championship. On 2 July 2008, Israeli signed with

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

. In his second season with the team, Israeli helped Gilboa Galil to win 2010 Israeli League Championship. On 22 June 2010, Israeli signed a one-year contract extension with Gilboa Galil. On 29 July 2011, Israeli signed with a two-year contract with

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

. On 18 July 2013, Israeli returned to

for a second stint, signing a two-year deal. On 24 June 2015, Israeli signed a two-year contract extension with Holon. On 6 June 2017, Israeli returned to

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sport ...

for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. On 8 November 2017, Israeli parted ways with Ashdod after appearing in five games. Two days later, Israeli signed with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

for the remainder of the season. On 28 March 2018, Israeli parted ways with Haifa. On 26 June 2018, Israeli signed a two-year deal with

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 ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Israeli, Guni 1984 births Living people Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players Hapoel Gilboa/Afula players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli men's basketball players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Point guards People from Northern District (Israel)