Yahav Gurfinkel

Yahav Gurfinkel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Amikam, Israel
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Chengdu Rongcheng
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Maccabi Haifa	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan)	36	(4)
2018–2020	→ Hapoel Hadera (loan)	50	(0)
2020–2021	→ Hapoel Haifa (loan)	30	(0)
2021–2022	IFK Norrköping	6	(0)
2022–2024	Hapoel Tel Aviv	46	(0)
2024–	Chengdu Rongcheng	30	(0)
International career^‡
2014	Israel U16	2	(0)
2015	Israel U17	4	(0)
2015–2016	Israel U18	4	(0)
2016–2017	Israel U19	10	(0)
2018–2020	Israel U21	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2021

Yahav Gurfinkel (Hebrew: יהב גורפינקל; born 27 June 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.

Early life

Gurfinkel was born in moshav Amikam, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Club career

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Maccabi Haifa on 21 January 2017 in a game against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.^[1]

On 31 May 2022, Gurfinkel's contract with IFK Norrköping was terminated by mutual consent.^[2]

On 1 February 2024, Hapoel Tel Aviv announced that Gurfinkel would be transferring to Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20		0	0	—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21		0	0	—		2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		3	0	—		5	0	—		—		8	0
Hapoel Haifa (loan)	2017–18	Liga Leumit	36	4	1	0	—		—		—		37	4
Hapoel Hadera (loan)	2018–19	Israeli Premier League	22	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	2019–20		28	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		50	0	5	0	0	0	—		—		55	0
Hapoel Haifa (loan)	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	30	0	2	0	—		—		—		32	0
IFK Norrköping	2021	Allsvenskan	6	0	2	0	—		—		—		8	0
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2022–23	Israeli Premier League	29	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	2023–24		17	0	0	0	5	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		46	0	1	0	8	0	—		—		55	0
Chengdu Rongcheng	2024	Chinese Super League	30	1	1	0	—		—		—		31	1
Career total			201	5	12	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	226	5

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 January 2017.
2. "YAHAV GURFINKEL OCH IFK NORRKÖPING GÅR SKILDA VÄGAR" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. "יהב גורפיקנל נמכר לשאנגדו רונגצ׳נג הסינית" (in Hebrew). htafc.co.il. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
4. Yahav Gurfinkel at Soccerway

External links

• Yahav Gurfinkel at Soccerway
• Yahav Gurfinkel – Israel Football Association league player details