Elishay Kadir

Elishay Kadir was born in 1987 in Ramat Gan

Elishay Kadir was born on November 4, 1987. He grew up in Yavne, and after his parents divorced when he was 7, his mother raised him alone. He began playing basketball in the youth department of Elitzur Yavne.

In high school he played for the Blich high school team in Ramat Gan, which reached the national high school final in 2005. At the same time he played for the Ramat Gan youth team. He also played for Israel's youth national teams at European championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Kadir played as a power forward and joined the Ramat Gan senior team in the 2004/05 season. He moved to Hapoel Gilboa Galil in 2008 and won the 2009/10 championship with the team. He later played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Eilat, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Nes Ziona and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He played for the Israeli national team at Eurobasket 2011, 2013 and 2015. He played in 4 All-Star games and scored 40 points in the 2012 game. In 2020 he joined Bnei Herzliya, and he later became an assistant coach there.