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Rafi Menco

Rafi Menco is an Israeli professional basketball player who has played for clubs including Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Holon and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

born 1994Israeli Premier League basketballIsraeli championships with Holon and MaccabiIsrael national basketball team

Born: 5 March 1994, Jerusalem
Occupation: basketball player

Rafi Menco was born in 1994 in Jerusalem

Rafael "Rafi" Menco was born in Jerusalem on 5 March 1994. He grew up in Sharigim near Beit Shemesh. In 2009 he moved to the sports academy at the Wingate Institute.

Menco began his professional career with Hapoel Jerusalem in 2012. He was loaned to Hapoel Gilboa Galil and later to Hapoel Eilat. In 2017 he was named co-Most Improved Player of the Israeli Premier League.

He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and then returned to Hapoel Eilat. In 2020 he signed with Élan Chalon in France. In 2021 he joined Hapoel Holon and won the Israeli championship with the club.

In 2022 Menco signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he won the league cup and the Israeli championship. In 2025 he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He has played for Israel's youth teams and for the senior national team.