Guy Abend

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Guy Abend
גיא אבנד

| image = CINvLOU 2017-05-31 - Guy Abend (35016016446) (cropped2).jpg

| caption = Abend playing for Louisville City in 2017

| fullname = Guy Abend

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|08}}

| birth_place = Netanya, Israel

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| years1 = 2008–2011

| years2 = 2010–2011

| years3 = 2011–2014

| years4 = 2015–2017

| years5 = 2018

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Maccabi Netanya

| clubs2 = → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)

| clubs3 = Hapoel Rishon LeZion

| clubs4 = Louisville City

| clubs5 = Reno 1868

| clubs6 = Saint Louis FC

| caps1 = 17

| caps2 = 14

| caps3 = 98

| caps4 = 78

| caps5 = 32

| caps6 = 44

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 9

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = United States Maccabiah futsal

| pcupdate = 6 October 2020

}}

Guy Abend ({{langx|he|גיא אבנד}}; born 8 November 1990) is an Israeli footballer.

Early life

=Personal=

Abend was born in Netanya, Israel to parents Arie and Tali and has both an older brother and sister. Before his first birthday he and his family would move to Washington, D.C. where he would spend the next six years of his life. While in Washington he would play soccer at the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]] and he would take his love of the sport back to Israel when he was six. He continued to play soccer with local teams in Netanya.{{cite web|url=https://jewishlouisville.org/israeli-athlete-guy-abend-plays-for-louisville-city-fc/|title=Israeli Athlete, Guy Abend, Plays for Louisville City FC|last=Wallace|first=Shiela|date=27 April 2015|website=jewishlouisville.org|publisher=Jewish Louisville|access-date=27 January 2018|location=Louisville, KY}}

In 2022, Abend represented the United States in futsal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, alongside former Louisville City teammate Matthew Fondy.{{cite web |last1=Manfre |first1=Dylan |title=Postgame interview with Player of the Game Guy Abend |url=https://twitter.com/Dylan_Manfre11/status/1549033686250790912 |via=Twitter |publisher=@Dylan_Manfre11 |access-date=16 October 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Karell |first1=Daniel |title=Here's a fun #LouCity story |url=https://twitter.com/DanielKarell/status/1549118633883734016 |via=Twitter |publisher=@DanielKarell |access-date=16 October 2022}}

=Youth=

Abend joined Maccabi Netanya F.C.'s Youth system when we has fourteen.

Club career

=Maccabi Netanya FC=

At seventeen Abend signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Netanya F.C. of the Israeli Premier League and he would make his senior debut in the 2008-09 Toto Cup. Over the course of 2 seasons Abend would appear in three Toto Cup matches as well as one match in the league.

==Loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba FC==

Abend would go on loan with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit for the 2010–2011 season.

Honors

=Club=

Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Toto Cup Leumit: 2012–13{{cite web |url=http://sports.walla.co.il/?w=/7/2593245|script-title=he:הפועל ראשון לציון זכתה בגביע הטוטו של הלאומית |publisher=Walla.co.il |language=Hebrew |trans-title=Hapoel Rishon LeZion Won the Leumit Toto Cup |access-date=16 May 2014 |date=4 December 2012 }}

Louisville City FC

USL Cup: 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/856196?referrer_id=2333971|title=Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory|last=Murray|first=Nicholas|date=14 November 2017|website=uslsoccer.com|publisher=USL|access-date=14 November 2017}}

Statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
2008–09	rowspan="2"\|Maccabi Netanya	rowspan="2"\|Ligat HaAl	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009–10	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2010–11	Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	Liga Leumit	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2011–12	rowspan="3"\|Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Ligat HaAl	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
2012–13	rowspan="2"\|Liga Leumit	34	1	5	2	5	0	0	0	44	3
2013–14	33	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	37	2
2015	rowspan="3"\|Louisville City	rowspan="3"\|USL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2016	23	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	5
2017	27	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	29	2
2018	Reno 1868 FC	USL	19	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
2019	Saint Louis FC	USLC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total !167\|\|8\|\|13\|\|4\|\|16\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|196\|\|12