Guy Abend

Guy Abend
	Abend playing for Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Guy Abend
Date of birth	8 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Netanya, Israel
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Maccabi Netanya
2010–2011	→ Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)
2011–2014	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2015–2017	Louisville City
2018	Reno 1868
2019–2020	Saint Louis FC
International career
2008	Israel U19
2022	United States Maccabiah futsal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020

Guy Abend (Hebrew: גיא אבנד; born 8 November 1990) is an Israeli footballer.

Early life

Personal

Abend was born in Netanya, Israel to parents Arie and Tali and has both an older brother and sister. Before his first birthday he and his family would move to Washington, D.C. where he would spend the next six years of his life. While in Washington he would play soccer at the Jewish Community Center and he would take his love of the sport back to Israel when he was six. He continued to play soccer with local teams in Netanya.^[1]

In 2022, Abend represented the United States in futsal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, alongside former Louisville City teammate Matthew Fondy.^[2]^[3]

Youth

Abend joined Maccabi Netanya F.C.'s Youth system when we has fourteen.^[1]

Club career

Maccabi Netanya FC

At seventeen Abend signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Netanya F.C. of the Israeli Premier League^[1] and he would make his senior debut in the 2008-09 Toto Cup. Over the course of 2 seasons Abend would appear in three Toto Cup matches as well as one match in the league.

Loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba FC

Abend would go on loan with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit for the 2010–2011 season.

Honors

Club

Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Toto Cup Leumit: 2012–13^[4]

Louisville City FC

USL Cup: 2017^[5]

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2008–09	Maccabi Netanya	Ligat HaAl	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009–10	Maccabi Netanya	Ligat HaAl	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2010–11	Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	Liga Leumit	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2011–12	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Ligat HaAl	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
2012–13		Liga Leumit	34	1	5	2	5	0	0	0	44	3
2013–14		Liga Leumit	33	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	37	2
2015	Louisville City	USL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2016			23	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	5
2017			27	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	29	2
2018	Reno 1868 FC	USL	19	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
2019	Saint Louis FC	USLC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			167	8	13	4	16	0	0	0	196	12

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wallace, Shiela (27 April 2015). "Israeli Athlete, Guy Abend, Plays for Louisville City FC". jewishlouisville.org. Louisville, KY: Jewish Louisville. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ Manfre, Dylan. "Postgame interview with Player of the Game Guy Abend". Twitter.com. @Dylan_Manfre11. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Karell, Daniel. "Here's a fun #LouCity story". Twitter.com. @DanielKarell. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ הפועל ראשון לציון זכתה בגביע הטוטו של הלאומית [Hapoel Rishon LeZion Won the Leumit Toto Cup] (in Hebrew). Walla.co.il. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
^ Murray, Nicholas (14 November 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved 14 November 2017.