Tai Abed

Tai Abed
Personal information
Full name	Tai Abed-Kassus
Date of birth	3 August 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Jong PSV
Number	17
Youth career
2014–2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2019–2021	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2021–2023	PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Jong PSV
International career‡
2021–2023	Israel U19
2023	Israel U20
2023–	Israel U21
Medal record
Representing Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Representing Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023

Tai Abed-Kassus (Hebrew: תאי עבד; born 3 August 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV, and both the Israel national under-19 team and the Israel national under-20 team.^[3]

Early life

Abed was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent. His father Yaakov "Kobi" Abed is an Israeli businessman and chef, who owns two well-known kosher-observant meat restaurant chains.^[4]^[5]

He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.^[6]

Club career

Abed joined PSV Eindhoven's youth in August 2021 from Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a three-year contract with the Dutch club.^[7] He currently plays for Jong PSV (PSV B) that competes at the Eerste Divisie, the second Dutch division for seniors.