Dela Yampolsky

Dele Yampolsky (Hebrew: דלה ימפולסקי‎; born 28 July 1988 as Bamidele Ogunsanya) is a Nigerian-born Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Sha'arayim.[1]

Dele Yampolsky
דלה ימפולסקי
Personal information
Full name Bamidele Yampolsky
Date of birth (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Sha'arayim
Youth career
Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda
2003–2004 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
2004–2006 Maccabi Netnaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Maccabi Netanya 127 (13)
2011–2013 Maccabi Haifa 34 (4)
2013–2014 Hapoel Haifa 18 (0)
2014–2015 Hapoel Ra'anana 11 (0)
2015–2016 Hapoel Bnei Lod 14 (1)
2016–2017 Sektzia Nes Tziona 22 (3)
2018 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 15 (4)
2018 Kafr Qasim 4 (0)
2018–2019 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 2 (0)
2019 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 10 (0)
2019– Maccabi Sha'arayim 22 (4)
National team
2005 Israel U-17 6 (0)
2006 Israel U-18 3 (0)
2005–2007 Israel U-19 11 (3)
2008–2010 Israel U-21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2018

His first name "Bamidele" means "Follow me home" in Yoruba.[2] His unusual surname is the result of being adopted by his stepfather who is Israeli of Russian descent and moved him and his mother from Nigeria to Israel after getting married.

Biography

In 2004 Yampolsky moved to Maccabi Netanya there he played for two years in the youth team until he got promoted to the senior side there he became a permanent part of the team.

On June 20, 2011 after 7 years in Netanya he moved to Maccabi Haifa[3] for a fee of $440,000. He rejected a move to TSV 1860 München and Hapoel Tel Aviv in order to get a chance to play in the Champions League with Haifa.[4]

After two seasons with Maccabi Haifa he was released from his contract and in September 16, 2013 Yampolsky moved to play for the local rival Hapoel Haifa under a contract of $90,000 per season. He played in Hapoel for only one season.[5]

On August 19, 2014 Yampolsky signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Ra'anana.[6] After an unsuccessful season with Ra'anana, he moved to play in the Liga Leumit with Bnei Lod for the 2015-16 season. He was released from Bnei Lod in January 2016. On July 10, 2016 Yampolsky signed for one season with Sektzia Nes Tziona from Liga Alef.[7][8]

In January 2019, Yampolsky joined Shimshon Kfar Qasem.[9]

Club career statistics
(correct as of 28 August 2014)[10]
Club Season League Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Maccabi Netanya 2005–06 6000005110001111
2006–07 7101005000001310
2007–08 31314006322004363
2008–09 23101108000003220
2009–10 26101004003103420
2010–11 34734006010004474
Maccabi Haifa 2011-12 26434203009224285
2012-13 8011006100001511
Hapoel Haifa 2013-14 18032000000002003
Hapoel Ra'anana 2014-15 11002001000001300
Hapoel Bnei Lod 2015-16 14100001100001520
Career 20418112030456414322793016

Honours

Footnotes
  1. "Official : Bamidele Yampolsky Joins Hapoel Raanana". All NIGERIA Soccer. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. "BAMIDELE". Behind the Name: Yoruba Names. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. "Bamidele Yampolsky season details 2011/2012". Arsenal World. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  4. "דלה ימפולסקי: "מכבי חיפה זה חלום שמתגשם" - וואלה! ספורט".
  5. שורץ, מיקי (16 September 2013). "הפועל חיפה: דלה ימפולסקי חתם לעונה" – via Ynet.
  6. http://www.one.co.il/Article/238092.html
  7. "דלה ימפולסקי חתם בנס ציונה (לא לגעת)". doublepass.sport5.co.il.
  8. "דלה ימפולסקי: המטרה שלנו היא לעלות ליגה". doublepass.sport5.co.il.
  9. במידלה ימפולסקי - football - פרטי שחקן, football.org.il, 18 January 2019
  10. "ONE: דלה ימפולסקי". ONE - מספר 1 בספורט.
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