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Ayi Silva Kangani

Silva Kani is an Israeli-born footballer of Togolese descent who plays as a winger and forward for Maccabi Haifa.

born 2003Forward for Maccabi HaifaBeitar Jerusalem's 2024/2025 seasonSeeking to play for Israel

Born: 15 May 2003, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player

Ayi Silva Kangani was born in 2003 in Tel Aviv

Ayi Silva Kangani Soukpe was born on 15 May 2003 in Tel Aviv to Richard and Chantal, migrants from Togo. He is one of five children and grew up in Bat Yam. He attended Zalman Shazar High School in Tel Aviv.

As a child he played in the youth teams of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Bat Yam, Gadna Yehuda and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Without an Israeli identity card he could not be registered with the Israel Football Association. In 2017 his family received temporary residency, and he joined Bnei Yehuda.

He made his first team debut for Bnei Yehuda in June 2020 and scored in a 5-0 win over Hapoel Hadera. He was loaned to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in 2021. In 2023 he joined Austria Wien, where he played mostly for the reserve team.

In 2024 he returned to Israel and signed with Beitar Jerusalem, where he scored 8 league goals in 33 appearances. In September 2025 he signed with Maccabi Haifa. In August 2023 he declined a call-up to the Togo national team, aiming to play for Israel.