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Avi Reikan

Avi Rikan is an Israeli former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs including Beitar Jerusalem, FC Zürich and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

born 1988Midfielder for Maccabi Tel AvivSwiss Cup win with FC ZürichIsrael national team player

Born: 10 September 1988, Ma'ale Adumim
Occupation: association football player

Avi Reikan was born in 1988 in Ma'ale Adumim

Avraham "Avi" Rikan was born on September 10, 1988, in Ma'ale Adumim. He comes from a Sephardic Jewish family.

Rikan came up through the youth system of Beitar Jerusalem. He was loaned to Maccabi Herzliya and then to Hapoel Petah Tikva. Back at Beitar he became a starter, won the Toto Cup with the club and later scored 11 league goals in one season.

In 2013 he signed with FC Zürich in Switzerland and won the Swiss Cup with the club in 2014. In 2015 he returned to Israel and joined Maccabi Tel Aviv. There he won 2 league titles, the State Cup and several Toto Cups.

He played for Israel's youth teams and made his senior national team debut in 2013 against Finland. In 2023 he went back to Hapoel Petah Tikva, and he retired in 2024.

In 2025 Maccabi Tel Aviv named him player development coach, and in 2026 he became the club's assistant coach. He is married with 3 children and lives in Rishon LeZion.