Liad Elmaliach (; born 21 February 1989) is an Israeli

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for Hapoel Karmiel.

Career

Elmaliach is a homegrown player of

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

, where captained the young team. In 2009, he was promoted to the senior team. He was loaned to Hapoel Acre for the 2009–10 season. He made his debut against his home team, Maccabi Haifa and even scored a goal, but couldn't prevent a 1–2 defeat. He continued playing for Hapoel in the following campaign, amassing a total of 51 appearances and three goals for the club. On 3 January 2011, Elmaliach signed a contract with the Polish club

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

; he left the club on 4 July 2012.

References

1989 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Hapoel Karmiel F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Liga Leumit players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland Footballers from Karmiel Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-midfielder-stub