Joseph Ganda ( he, ג'וזף גנדה; born 10 March 1997) is an Israeli professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for German club
SV Sandhausen.
Early life
Ganda was born in Israel to parents from
Congo.
He grew up in south
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
with his mother after Ganda's parents got divorced and his father left Israel.
[ He quickly took a liking to football and joined ]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 ...
at the age of seven.[
]
Career statistics
Club
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganda, Joseph
1997 births
Living people
Israeli footballers
Israel youth international footballers
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
FC Augsburg II players
FC Admira Wacker Mödling players
SV Sandhausen players
Israeli Premier League players
Regionalliga players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Association football forwards
Israeli people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Footballers from Tel Aviv
Israeli expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Germany