Liel Abada

Liel Abada was born in 2001 in Petah Tikva

Abada was born on 3 October 2001 in Petah Tikva, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish descent. His father is Ronen, and his younger brother Orel also plays football, for Hapoel Ra'anana. He started as a child at Hapoel Petah Tikva and joined the youth department of Maccabi Petah Tikva at 13.

He made his senior debut for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Israel State Cup. He became a regular as the club won promotion back to the Premier League. On 30 August 2020 he scored his first Premier League goal, the winner against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In July 2021 he signed a five-year contract with Celtic in Scotland and scored on his debut. With Celtic he won Scottish league titles, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup, and was named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year. During the Gaza war, displays of support for the Palestinians by a Celtic fans group affected his time at the club.

In March 2024 he moved to Charlotte FC. He made his debut for the Israel senior team on 5 June 2021 against Montenegro and was selected for Israel's squad at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is observant and does not play on Yom Kippur.