Yaniv Katan

Yaniv Katan (Hebrew: יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals.

Yaniv Katan
יניב קטן

Katan in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kiryat Ata, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2006	Maccabi Haifa	223	(40)
2006	West Ham United	8	(0)
2006–2007	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	27	(7)
2007–2014	Maccabi Haifa	239	(39)
Total		472	(79)
International career‡
1998	Israel U17	4	(2)
1998–2003	Israel U21	17	(5)
2000–2010	Israel	31	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Personal life

Katan was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, and is Jewish.^[2]

Club career

In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international teammate Yossi Benayoun.^[3] The transfer, which was officially completed during the January 2006 transfer window, involved a cut-price fee of £100,000, as Katan had only six months left on his Maccabi contract.^[4] He made eight appearances, including six from the bench, for West Ham.^[5][6]

At the end of the 2005–06 season, Katan moved back to Maccabi Haifa in a loan deal, with a view to a permanent move,^[7] after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans.^[8] He returned to Israel and made his loan deal permanent by signing a new four-year deal with Haifa.

After 25 years in Maccabi Haifa, on 19 June 2014, Katan decided to retire from active playing.^[9] On 5 April 2015, a farewell ceremony for Katan was held at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on which both Maccabi Haifa's chairman Ya'akov Shahar and Katan led a speech and the fans held a giant flag with Katan's pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 May 2014

Club	Season	League		Israeli Cup		Continental		League cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	1998–99	26	1	1	0	4	0	2	2	32	4
	1999–00	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	3
	2000–01	36	5	4	1	4	1	0	0	39	7
	2001–02	22	5	4	0	1	0	3	0	30	5
	2002–03	32	6	4	1	12	3	11	4	59	14
	2003–04	28	7	2	2	6	2	4	0	40	11
	2004–05	32	8	2	0	3	0	3	1	40	9
	2005–06	15	5	-	-	2	0	1	0	18	5
	Total	225	41	17	4	32	6	24	7	297	58
West Ham United	2005–06	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Maccabi Haifa	2006–07	27	7	3	1	12	1	3	0	44	9
	2007–08	31	5	2	1	-	-	6	1	39	7
	2008–09	31	6	5	4	-	-	4	0	40	10
	2009–10	34	7	1	0	9	2	1	0	45	9
	2010–11	27	4	3	0	2	0	1	1	33	5
	2011–12	31	6	3	2	7	2	0	0	41	10
	2012–13	32	4	3	0	-	-	3	1	38	5
	2013–14	26	0	1	0	8	1	-	-	35	1
	Total	239	39	21	8	37	6	18	3	315	56
Career total		472	79	38	11	70	12	42	10	620	114

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Championships
  • Winner (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2010–11
  • Runner-up (5): 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012–13
• Toto Cup
  • Winner (3): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08
• State Cup
  • Runner-up (4): 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012

West Ham United

• FA Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2006

See also

• List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players