Barak Braunshtain
{{short description|Israeli professional football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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|name = Barak Braunshtain
ברק בראונשטיין
巴拉克
|image = Barak Braunshtain.jpg
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|fullname = Barak Braunshtain
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hong Kong
|height = 1.75 m
|currentclub = Rangers
|clubnumber = 11
|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 = 2009–2016
|youthclubs1 = Kitchee
|years1 = 2016–2021
|clubs1 = Kitchee
|caps1 = 13
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2022
|clubs2 = Hapoel Herzliya
|caps2 = 6
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2022–2023
|clubs3 = Hapoel Kfar Shalem
|caps3 = 5
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2023
|clubs4 = Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden
|caps4 = 13
|goals4 = 5
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = Eastern
|caps5 = 10
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2024–
|clubs6 = Rangers
|caps6 = 0
|goals6 = 0
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|pcupdate = 3 August 2024
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Barak Braunshtain ({{langx|he|ברק בראונשטיין}}, {{zh|t=巴拉克}}; born 10 June 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
Club career
Braunshtain made his debut for Kitchee on 29 October 2017 in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup. Kitchee won 4–0 against Peagsus.
Braunshtain made his full senior league debut for Kitchee on 3 February 2018. He came on as a substitute for Diego Forlán in the 59th minute of the match. Kitchee would go on to a 5–1 win over Lee Man.
Braunshtain became a popular player amongst the Kitchee supporters. The Kitchee fans would often chant Hava Nagila, a traditional Jewish folk song in the stadiums in reference to Braunshtain's Israeli and Jewish origins.
On 27 September 2020, Braunshtain scored an impressive free-kick against Southern in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup final, guiding Kitchee to win the 2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup and their second Hong Kong Sapling Cup title.{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong Football Association Ltd |url=https://www.hkfa.com/en/match/31944 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.hkfa.com}}{{Cite web |last=Yeung |first=Patrick Au |title=Kitchee Celebrate Sapling Cup Title with Win over Southern – offside.hk |url=https://www.offside.hk/hkcups/kitchee-celebrate-sapling-cup-title-with-win-over-southern/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |language=en-US}}
On 24 July 2021, Braunshtain featured in a summer exhibition match against reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester City in front of 22,000 fans at the Hong Kong Stadium. Braunshtain was substituted in at half time, contributing to Kitchee's only goal of the match. The match finished 1-6 for Manchester City.{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3019968/manchester-city-stroll-past-kitchee-6-1-win-hong-kong-stadium-amid | title=Man City romp past Kitchee amid crowd protests | date=24 July 2019 }}
On 25 August 2021, Braunshtain left Kitchee.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
On 5 January 2024, Braunshtain returned to Hong Kong and joined Eastern.[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20240105/bkn-20240105121714459-0105_00882_001.html 港超聯 巴拉克于楊正式加盟東方] on.cc 5 January 2024 On 25 February 2024, Barak scored his first HKPL goal in which his side eased past Resources Capital by four goals.
On 3 August 2024, Braunshtain joined Rangers.[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20240803/bkn-20240803120147882-0803_00882_001.html 港超聯 巴拉克加盟標準流浪] on.cc 3 August 2024
Personal life
Braunshtain was born and raised in Hong Kong. He was educated at The Island School.{{cite web|url=http://island.edu.hk/alumni-and-students-make-premier-league-debut/|title=Island School – ESF Alumni and Students Make Premier League Debut – Island School – ESF|website=island.edu.hk|date=3 November 2017 |accessdate=2018-01-17}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|467885}}
- {{instagram|aki.braunshtain}}
- [https://sport1.maariv.co.il/israeli-soccer/Israelis-Abroad/Article-819730/?fbclid=IwAR2XnK7jugiI%20Gbv7sBROilrGlkUdwTnFWf3zewGLo-GTGkc%20dIF-SJ5hYg Barak Braunshtain: Sport1 news article Israel]
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Category:Israeli men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Hong Kong men's footballers
Category:Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
Category:Hong Kong Premier League players
Category:Hapoel Herzliya F.C. players
Category:Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C. players
Category:Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden F.C. players
Category:Eastern Sports Club footballers
Category:Hong Kong Rangers FC players
Category:People educated at Island School
Category:21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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