Ilay Eliyau Elmkies (or Elmakayes,[2] Hebrew: עילי אליהו אלמקייס; born 10 March 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin. He has been capped by the Israel national team.
 Elmkies in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilay Eliyahu Elmkies | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Nahariya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beitar Nahariya | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| –2015 | SV Sinsheim | ||
| 2015–2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 28 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bnei Sakhnin | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Israel U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Israel U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Israel U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Israel U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Israel | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 | |||
Early and personal life
editElmkies was born and raised in Nahariya, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Mizrahi Jewish and Sephardi Jewish (French-Jewish) descent.[3]
He also holds a French passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish (French-Jewish) ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[4][5]
Elmkies speaks Hebrew and English and has quickly mastered German. A film looking at the Jewish experience in the German village of Hoffenheim during World War II aired in 2018 at the Sinsheimer Citydome. He played a leading role, and provided commentary in all three languages.[3]
Club career
editA 1899 Hoffenheim youth product in Germany, Elmkies was promoted to the club's senior reserve team 1899 Hoffenheim II in 2019.[6]
International career
editHe also plays for the Israel national Under-21 team since 2019.
Elmkies received his first call-up to the senior Israel national team in October 2019 ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers matches against Austria and Latvia. He made his senior debut on 15 October 2019 in a home match against Latvia; he was substituted in the 76' minute, as his native Israel won 3–1.[7]
On 7 September 2020, he scored his first goal – an equalizer in the 91' minute for the senior Israeli squad in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League home match against Slovakia, that ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmkies goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Slovakia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "PROFIS". FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA (in German). Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ilay ELMAKAYES".
- ^ a b "Ilay Elmkies: Thiago Alcantara's heir, a budding actor, and Hoffenheim's wonderkid". Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "הישראלי שהרשים את סיטי - ספורט 5". 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Israel Hayom". Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Israel - I. Elmkies - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Israel v Latvia game report". ESPN. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Israel vs. Slovakia - 7 September 2020 - Soccerway".
External links
edit- Ilay Elmkies at Soccerway
- Ilay Elmkies at WorldFootball.net
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