Israeli footballer
Alon Badat (born December 3, 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays with FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League . He played college soccer for York University , with whom he was a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Rookie of the Year, and Bradley University in Illinois. He has also played professional soccer with Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. , the North York Astros , Portugal FC/SC Toronto , Scarborough SC , and Vaughan Azzurri . He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel.
Early life
Badat was born in Israel, and moved to Canada at 10 years of age.[ 1] For high school he attended Westmount Collegiate Institute in Thornhill, Ontario , Canada.[ 2] His hometown is Thornhill.[ 2]
Career
After having spent some time with the youth system of Canadian ANB Futbol ,[ 3] in 2007, at 17 years of age, Badat joined the youth system of Israeli Maccabi Netanya F.C. [ 1] [ 4] He later played in the Liga Leumit with Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. , where he appeared in four matches.[ 5] [ 6] In 2009, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with North York Astros .[ 7]
At the conclusion of the season he enrolled to play college soccer with the York Lions in Toronto, Canada.[ 8] During his tenure with York University , where he studied finance, in 2010 he was named a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Rookie of the Year, and an OUA West Second-Team All-Star.[ 9] [ 10] [ 1] He tied for third in the OUA West in scoring, with 9 goals in 14 games.[ 10] In 2011 he was a First-Team OUA all-star and Second-Team CIS U Sports All-Canadian , and was second in the OUA with 14 goals in 14 games.[ 10] [ 9]
In 2012, he transferred to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois , to play with Bradley Braves .[ 11] During the college off-season he played in the CSL with SC Toronto , where in 2011 he won the regular season title.[ 12] In 2013 he was MVC Men's Soccer Second Team All-Conference.[ 13]
In 2016, he played in Canada with Scarborough SC , and finished off the season in League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri .[ 14] [ 15] The following season he played in the CSL Second Division with FC Ukraine United .[ 16]
International
He played for Team Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel, winning a bronze medal.[ 10] [ 17] [ 18]
Awards
References
^ a b c "Israeli-born Badat has the pride of a Lion" . The Canadian Jewish News . December 2, 2010.
^ a b c d e f g h "Alon Badat - Soccer" .
^ "Honour Roll" . April 6, 2016.
^ Fisher, Ben (December 1, 2017). "Israeli-born Badat has the pride of a Lion" . The Canadian Jewish News . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "The Israel Football Association" . eng.football.org.il . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Alon Badat - Free" . footballdatabase.eu . Retrieved November 20, 2020 .
^ "North York Astros Soccer Club" . August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Alon Badat - 2015" . Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ a b "Media Guide" (PDF) . York University - York Lions Soccer. 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2022 .
^ a b c d "Alon Badat - Men's Soccer" . York University Athletics .
^ "Official Website of Bradley University Athletics" . bubraves.com . Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "SC Toronto Pro Team Roster" . September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "2013 MVC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced" . mvc-sports.com .
^ "Vaughan Azzurri - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Alon Badat -" . www.league1ontario.com . Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Scarborough SC | Canadian Soccer League" . canadiansoccerleague.ca . Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "fcukraineunited" . fcukraineunited . Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "2013 Delegation" . Maccabi Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2022 .
^ Campos, Johnny. "Roommates are the scoring punch of Bradley soccer" . Peoria Journal Star .
External links
Alon Badat at the Israel Football Association website