Yaniv Katan

Yaniv Katan
יניב קטן

Katan in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	27 January 1981
Place of birth	Kiryat Ata, Israel
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward/Winger
Youth career
1990–1998	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2006	Maccabi Haifa	223	(40)
2006–2007	West Ham United	8	(0)
2006–2007	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	27	(7)
2007–2014	Maccabi Haifa	239	(39)
National team^‡
1998	Israel U17	4	(2)
1998–2003	Israel U21	17	(5)
2000–2010	Israel	31	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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 5 goals.

Personal life

Katan is Jewish.^[1]

Club career

In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international team-mate Yossi Benayoun.^[2] 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.^[3] He made eight appearances, including six from the bench, for West Ham,^[4]

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,^[5] after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans.^[6] 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. 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.

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

References

1. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=soccer&ID=187
2. "West Ham unveil new signing Katan". BBC Sport. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
3. Grayeff, Yigal (8 January 2006). "Life may not prove easy for Yaniv Katan at West Ham". The Jerusalum Post. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
4. "Yaniv Katan". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
5. "Katan leaves Hammers in loan deal". BBC. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
6. "Scaloni's Hammers deal hangs on asking price". ESPN. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2008. "And [Katan] told newspaper Ha'aretz: 'I am a West Ham player at the moment, and I have a contract with the club for another three seasons, but the manager has told me that I do not figure in his plans. 'So unless something changes and I am told that I can fight for a place on the team, I am finished with West Ham."

External links

• Yaniv Katan career statistics at Soccerbase
• Yaniv Katan profile and stats on FootballDatabase.com
• (Hebrew) Yaniv Katan profile and club history on Maccabi Haifa Official Website
• (Hebrew) Yaniv Katan Profile and Statistics on One.co.il
• (Hebrew) After 25 years in Maccabi Haifa, On 19 June 2014, Katan decided to retire from active playing.