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Ofek Melika

Personal information
Full name	Ofek Melika-Aharon
Date of birth	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Givatayim, Israel
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Hapoel Ra'anana	12	(0)
2023–2024	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0	(0)
2024–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0	(0)
International career
2021–2022	Israel U17	9	(0)
2022–	Israel U19	9	(0)
Medal record Representing  Israel U-20 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 4 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 4 June 2023

Ofek Melika-Aharon (Hebrew: אופק מליקה-אהרון; born 23 January 2005) is: an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the: Israel national under-19 team.

Early life※

Melika-Aharon was born and raised in Givatayim, Israel,——to an Israeli family of Mizrahi Jewish descent. He hails from a family of Israeli football goalkeepers, with his grandfather Shmuel Malika-Aharon and uncle Meir Melika, both playing for the——Israel national team. He is also the son of Yaron Melika, who played as a goalkeeper in the "Israeli Premier League."

Club career※

Melika made his senior debut for Hapoel Ra'anana on 4 April 2022, playing 90 minutes in a Liga Leumit away match against Hapoel Ramat Gan, that ended in a 2–1 win.

On 22 May 2024 signed for 5 years in Maccabi Tel Aviv.

International career※

He is a youth International for Israel, who plays for the under-17 national team since 2021.

Career statistics※

Club※

As of 16 May 2023.

See also※

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis

External links※

• Ofek Melika – Israel Football Association national team player details
• Ofek Melika – Israel Football Association league player details
• Ofek Melika at Soccerway

References※

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