Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional

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player for

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 ...

of the

Israeli Super 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 ...

. He was the 2012

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. He also represents the senior

Israel national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

in international competitions. Standing at , he plays at the

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position. He is known as a skilled passer.

Professional career

Born in

Safed Safed (known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as Tzfat; Sephardi Hebrew, Sephardic Hebrew & Modern Hebrew: צְפַת ''Tsfat'', Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation, Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzfas'', Biblical Hebrew: ''Ṣǝp̄aṯ''; ar, صفد, ''Ṣafad''), i ...

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 ...

, Ohayon started his career in

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 ...

, with whom he won the Israeli youth league championship. In the 2006–07 season, he led Hapoel Galil Elyon to the Israeli final four, with the team ultimately finishing in third place. In the 2007–08 season, Ohayon was the

Ligat Winner 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 ...

's steals leader, with 2 steals per game. In July 2011, he signed a three-year deal 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 ...

. He was the 2012

. In the summer of 2012, Ohayon went to Russia for a medical test, before signing a contract with

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

, without informing Maccabi, with whom he still had a contract. Ohayon was not allowed to sign for any other team, before buying out his contract for around $200,000 USD. However, on September 19, 2012,

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ruled in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, after the team sued Ohayon through FIBA. If Ohayon wanted to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lokomotiv Kuban would have to have reached an agreement on a buyout with his former club. Ohayon signed a new a deal with Maccabi instead, and agreed with them on a new three-year contract. On July 9, 2017, Ohayon signed a three-year deal 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 ...

. In his second season with Jerusalem, he helped the team win the 2019 Israeli State Cup. On July 7, 2019, Ohayon signed a two-year deal with

, joining his former teammate

Guy Pnini Guy Pnini (Hebrew: גיא פניני) (born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of tall, he p ...

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=6, Maccabi , 21 , , 15 , , 20.6 , , .380 , , .346 , , .675 , , 3.4 , , 2.6 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 5.6 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 27 , , 27 , , 25.3 , , .448 , , .385 , , .644 , , 2.7 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 7.2 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2013–14† , 27 , , 23 , , 20.5 , , .442 , , .383 , , .737 , , 2.0 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 26 , , 23 , , 25.1 , , .359 , , .379 , , .563 , , 3.1 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 5.5 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 10 , , 6 , , 18.6 , , .365 , , .250 , , .909 , , 1.9 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.3 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 27 , , 10 , , 17.9 , , .404 , , .440 , , .655 , , 1.7 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 5.3 , , 5.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 138 , , 104 , , 21.6 , , .405 , , .379 , , .665 , , 2.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 5.8 , , 7

References

External links

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at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohayon, Yogev 1987 births Living people ABA League players Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's basketball players Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players People from Safed Point guards

Professional career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

See also

References

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