Yaniv Katan
![]() Katan in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Kiryat Ata, Israel | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1998 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2006 | Maccabi Haifa | 223 | (40) |
2006 | West Ham United | 8 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 27 | (7) |
2007–2014 | Maccabi Haifa | 239 | (39) |
Total | 472 | (79) | |
International career‡ | |||
1998 | Israel U17 | 4 | (2) |
1998–2003 | Israel U21 | 17 | (5) |
2000–2010 | Israel | 31 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
Yaniv Katan (Hebrew: יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals.
Personal life
[edit]Katan was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, and is Jewish.[2]
Club career
[edit]In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international teammate Yossi Benayoun.[3] The transfer, which was officially completed during the January 2006 transfer window, involved a cut-price fee of £100,000, as Katan had only six months left on his Maccabi contract.[4] He made eight appearances, including six from the bench, for West Ham.[5][6]
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Katan moved back to Maccabi Haifa in a loan deal, with a view to a permanent move,[7] after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans.[8] He returned to Israel and made his loan deal permanent by signing a new four-year deal with Haifa.
After 25 years in Maccabi Haifa, on 19 June 2014, Katan decided to retire from active playing.[9] On 5 April 2015, a farewell ceremony for Katan was held at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on which both Maccabi Haifa's chairman Ya'akov Shahar and Katan led a speech and the fans held a giant flag with Katan's pictures.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 May 2014
Club | Season | League | Israeli Cup | Continental | League cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Haifa | 1998–99 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 4 |
1999–00 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
2000–01 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
2001–02 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2002–03 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 59 | 14 | |
2003–04 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
2004–05 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | |
2005–06 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
Total | 225 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 297 | 58 | |
West Ham United | 2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Maccabi Haifa | 2006–07 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
2007–08 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 39 | 7 | |
2008–09 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
2009–10 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
2010–11 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | |
2011–12 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | |
2012–13 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 1 | |
Total | 239 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 315 | 56 | |
Career total | 472 | 79 | 38 | 11 | 70 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 620 | 114 |
Honours
[edit]- Israeli Championships
- Toto Cup
- Winner (3): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08
- State Cup
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yaniv Katan | Football Stats | Maccabi Haifa | Age 39 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
- ^ Katan, Yaniv: Jews In Sports
- ^ "West Ham unveil new signing Katan". BBC Sport. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ Grayeff, Yigal (8 January 2006). "Life may not prove easy for Yaniv Katan at West Ham". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Yaniv Katan". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ "Katan leaves Hammers in loan deal". 14 June 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Katan leaves Hammers in loan deal". BBC. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Scaloni's Hammers deal hangs on asking price". ESPN. 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 June 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2008. "And [Katan] told newspaper Ha'aretz: 'I am a West Ham player at the moment, and I have a contract with the club for another three seasons, but the manager has told me that I do not figure in his plans. 'So unless something changes and I am told that I can fight for a place on the team, I am finished with West Ham."
- ^ "West Ham's 'forgotten signings' XI; featuring Yavin Katan".
External links
[edit]- Yaniv Katan at Soccerbase
- Yaniv Katan profile and stats on FootballDatabase.com
- (in Hebrew) Yaniv Katan profile and club history on Maccabi Haifa Official Website
- (in Hebrew) Yaniv Katan Profile and Statistics on One.co.il
- (in Hebrew) [1] After 25 years in Maccabi Haifa, On 19 June 2014, Katan decided to retire from active playing.