Asi Vassihon

Asi Vassihon

Personal information
Full name	Aisso Vassihon
Date of birth	July 31, 1982
Place of birth	Ethiopia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Number	8
Youth career
	Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001-2009	Maccabi Netanya	101	(4)
2006-2009	→ Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan)	80	(6)
2009-2011	Hapoel Kfar Saba	40	(1)
2013-present	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	14	(0)
National team
2003	Israel U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Asi Vassihon (Hebrew: אסי וסיהון‎, born 31 July 1982) is an Ethiopian-Israeli footballer playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat.

Career

Vassihon immigrated to Israel in 1989 and began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Netanya until the season 2001-02, when he was chosen to the senior squad of Maccabi Netanya.

In 2006 he was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, then in the Liga Leumit, for one season, a loan that was later prolonged for two years. Vassihon was published, negatively, because of suspicion over selling games in the 2006-07 season. However, the affair ended as it began, and Vassihon was cleared of any wrongdoing.

In September 2009 he signed for Hapoel Kfar Saba. He played there for two and a half years until he got injured and was released from his contract in the end of 2011.

In January 2013 he returned to play football as he signed for Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Liga Alef.

International career

Vassihon has represented his country as he won 6 caps in the Israel national under-21 football team, the first of which was on 29 January 2003, against Turkey.

Club career statistics

(correct as of April 2013)^[1][2]

Club	Season	League			Cup			Toto Cup			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Maccabi Netanya	2001–02	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	2002–03	25	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	33	0	0
	2003–04	26	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	0	37	0	0
	2004–05	26	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	32	0	0
	2005–06	23	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	31	1	1
Hapoel Nazareth Illit	2006-07	22	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	29	0	0
	2007–08	29	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	37	0	0
	2008–09	29	6	3	3	1	0	3	0	0	35	7	3
Hapoel Kfar Saba	2009–10	21	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	0	0
	2010–11	19	1	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	28	1	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	2012-13	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Career	235	8	4	15	0	0	46	0	0	296	9	4

Honours

• Toto Cup (Leumit):
  • Winner (1): 2004-05
• Liga Leumit:
  • Runner-up (1): 2004-05

References

1. http://www.one.co.il/Player/03-04/1,1,8,29778/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9F
2. http://football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=1624

External links

• Profile at One
• National team stats at IFA