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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gal Mesika | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-29) June 29, 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Herzliya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Herzliya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Maccabi Herzliya | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 25 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 22 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Amishav Petah Tikva | 15 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 96 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Israel U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Israel U-19 | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Born: | 29 June 1988 Herzliya, Israel |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Placekicker |
| Height | 5 ft 11.3 in (181 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Gal Mesika (born June 29, 1988) is an Israeli American football and association football player.
Biography
Gal Mesika was born in Herzliya to a Tunisian-Jewish family. His father was also a footballer who played for Maccabi Herzliya and also served as the CEO of the club from 1996 to 2009.
Sports career
In association football he is a goalkeeper who has played for many teams including Hapoel Ra'anana in 2013-2014 Maccabi Netanya in 2015. He was the also previously the starting goalkeeper for the Israel national under-19 football team.
In 2015, Mesika made the transition into playing American football, and joined the Israel national American football team as a placekicker. After seeing Mesika play, Robert Kraft stated he expected to soon see an Israeli play in the NFL. In February 2016 Mesika was invited to be the first ever Israeli to try out for the NFL.
See also
References
- http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=6329&SEASON_ID=16
- "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- "שמעון מסיקה סיים את תפקידו במכבי הרצליה" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- "Israeli soccer player earns tryout with NFL". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- "Israeli soccer player trying out for the NFL". The Canadian Jewish News. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- "Israeli soccer-turned-football star Mesika headed to US tryout". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- Terry, Erica (2016-02-17). "Israeli Soccer Player Gal Mesika to Try Out with NFL". Jspace News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
External links
- Gal Mesika – Israel Football Association league player details
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent
- Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players
- Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players
- Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players
- Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players
- Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
- Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva F.C. players
- F.C. Kafr Qasim players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Herzliya
- American football placekickers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen