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Former Hapoel Jerusalem Defender Yao Set to Return to Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Petah Tikva
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First reported by Mako · 12 minutes ago
What happened
Ilouz Yao, former Hapoel Jerusalem defender, is set to trial with Maccabi Petah Tikva and may sign for the upcoming Israeli Premier League season after a period without a club and playing in Italy's lower leagues.
- 01Ilouz Yao is trialing with Maccabi Petah Tikva and may sign for the next season.
- 02Yao previously played under coach Ziv Arie at Hapoel Jerusalem.
- 03He did not play last season and is currently without a club.
- 04In 2023/24, Yao appeared twice for Virtus Verona in Italy's Serie C.
- 05In 2024/25, he played 23 games in Israel with one assist.
- 06Yao has 114 appearances and five assists in Israel, also played for Lugano and Inter Primavera.
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