Ilay Elmkies
Israeli association footballer
Ilay Eliyau Elmkies (or Elmakayes, Hebrew: עילי אליהו אלמקייס; born (2000-03-10)10 March 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh. He has been capped by the Israel national team.
Early and personal life
Elmkies was born and raised in Nahariya, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Mizrahi Jewish and Sephardi Jewish (French-Jewish) descent.
He also holds a French passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish (French-Jewish) ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.
Elmkies speaks Hebrew and English and has quickly mastered German. A film looking at the Jewish experience in the German village of Hoffenheim during World War II aired in 2018 at the Sinsheimer Citydome. He played a leading role, and provided commentary in all three languages.
Club career
A 1899 Hoffenheim youth product in Germany, Elmkies was promoted to the club's senior reserve team 1899 Hoffenheim II in 2019.
International career
He also plays for the Israel national Under-21 team since 2019.
Elmkies received his first call-up to the senior Israel national team in October 2019 ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers matches against Austria and Latvia.
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