Tai Abed
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| Full name | Tai Abed-Kassus[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Levante | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | PSV Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Jong PSV | 77 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Levante | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Israel U19 | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U20[3] | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel U21 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Israel | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tai Abed-Kassus (Hebrew: תאי עבד; born 3 August 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Levante and the Israel national team.
Early life
[edit]Abed was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His father Yaakov "Kobi" Abed is an Israeli businessman and chef, who owns two well-known kosher-observant meat restaurant chains.[4][5]
He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[6]
Club career
[edit]Abed joined PSV Eindhoven's youth in August 2021 from Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a three-year contract with the Dutch club.[7] He played for Jong PSV (PSV B) that competes at the Eerste Divisie, the second Dutch division for seniors.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 21 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 14 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 36 | 15 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 79 | 26 | ||||
| PSV | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levante | 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 77 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 26 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Premier League Cup
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Tai Abed at Soccerway
- ↑ "Tai Abed - PSV Eindhoven Midfielder".
- ↑ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad
- ↑ "שיפודי ציפורה בע"מ - 511591026". www.checkid.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ לוין, אלעזר (23 May 2004). "בית אירופה-ישראל: שיפודי צפורה שכרה 320 מ"ר ב-40 דולר למ"ר לחודש". Globes. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ שומפלבי, אטילה (3 July 2022). ""אנחנו מקווים שתאי עבד יגיע לקבוצה יותר גדולה"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "PSV SIGN TAI ABED ON A THREE-YEAR DEAL". psv.nl. 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "Levante UD adds Tay Abed to its ranks". Levante UD. 21 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tai Abed – Israel Football Association national team player details (archive)
- Tai Abed – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
- Tai Abed at Soccerway
- Tai Abed at WorldFootball.net
- Tai Abed – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tai Abed at ESPN FC
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
- Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- 21st-century Spanish Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Jewish association football players
- Footballers from Tel Aviv
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- Eerste Divisie players
- La Liga players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Jong PSV players
- Levante UD footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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