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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 the Israel national team.
Personal information | |||
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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 | 7 | (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– | Israel | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 |
Elmkies 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]
A 1899 Hoffenheim youth product in Germany, Elmkies was promoted to the club's senior reserve team 1899 Hoffenheim II in 2019.[6]
He 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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2020 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | Slovakia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
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