Fadi Salback

Fadi Salback

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Haifa, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Nujeidat
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Ontario Tech Ridgebacks	16	(15)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Vorkuta	5	(4)
2019	→ Vorkuta B (loan)	3	(9)
2020–2021	Podillya Khmelnytskyi	22	(8)
2021	Bukovyna Chernivtsi	13	(4)
2022	Hapoel Bu'eine
2022	Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2022–2023	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
2023–	Maccabi Nujeidat
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2022

Fadi Salback (born January 8, 1998) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Maccabi Nujeidat.

Club career

Canada

Salback was born in Haifa, Israel, and later immigrated to Ontario, Canada with his family. ^[1] Before his departure from Israel, he trained at the youth level with Maccabi Haifa. ^[2]

He played at the college level in 2019 with Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. ^[3] In 2020, he was named the U-Sports Rookie of the Year and the Ontario Tech's Athlete of the Year. ^{[4] [5]}

After the conclusion of the college season, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta. ^{[6] [7]} He initially played in the Second Division with FC Vorkuta II and recorded nine goals in three appearances. ^[8] He was later promoted to the first team in the First Division and assisted in securing the First Division title. ^[9]

Ukraine

In July 2020, he was offered a trial with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi in the Ukrainian Second League. ^{[10] [11]} He ultimately signed a contract with Podillya Khmelnytskyi. ^{[12] [13] [14]} He debuted for Podillya on August 20, 2020, against Dinaz Vyshhorod. ^{[15] [16]} He recorded his first two goals on October 10, 2020, against FC Uzhhorod. ^[17] In his debut season with Podillya, he assisted in securing promotion to the Ukrainian First League by finishing first in the Group A division. ^{[18] [19]}

On July 20, 2021, he signed a contract with Bukovyna Chernivtsi. ^{[18] [20]} He recorded his first two goals for Bukovyna on August 14, 2021, against Rubikon Kyiv. ^[21] In November 2021, his contract was terminated with Bukovyna due to the war in Ukraine. ^{[22] [23]}

Israel

In January 2022, he signed a contract with Hapoel Bu'eine F.C. of Liga Alef. ^[24] After a short term at Hapoel, he signed with league rivals Maccabi Tzur Shalom in February 2022. ^[25] On July 28, 2022, he remained in the Israeli third tier by signing with Hapoel Migdal HaEmek. ^{[23] [26]}

Honors

FC Vorkuta

• Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2019

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2021 ^[27]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Vorkuta	2019	Canadian Soccer League First Division	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4
FC Vorkuta B	2019 [8]	Canadian Soccer League Second Division	3	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9
Podillya Khmelnytskyi	2020–21	Ukrainian Second League	22	8	0	0	—	—	—	—	22	8
Bukovyna Chernivtsi	2021–22	Ukrainian Second League	13	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	12	4
Career total			43	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	45	26

References

1. Lopez, Joseph; Hayder, Reedah (2021-04-02). "Canadian Soccer Player Goes Pro in Ukraine". New Canadian Media. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
2. Valerko, Arthur (25 September 2020). "Зірка студентського футболу Канади – в Поділлі. Фаді Салбак готується до дебюту в Другій лізі" [The star of Canadian college football is in Podilla. Fadi Salbak is preparing for his debut in the Second League]. SPORTARENA.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
3. "Fadi Salback - 2019-20 Men's Soccer - Ontario Tech". goridgebacks.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
4. "Martindale and Salback named Ontario Tech athletes of the year". Ontario Tech Athletics. March 21, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
5. "Ontario Tech hosts annual athletic awards". The Oshawa Express. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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8. "2019 Second Division Stats". Canadian Soccer League . Archived from the original on October 12, 2019.
9. Adamson, Stan (4 November 2019). "LET'S PAY TRIBUTE TO SCARBOROUGH…..and not forget Vorkuta's Troika achievement – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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11. "Young Canadian footballer shines in professional debut in Europe". Canada Newswire . November 30, 2020.
12. Botsyun, Konstantin (August 28, 2020). "Фади Салбак: "Всегда знал, что футбол в Украине высокого качества"". Footboom.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-01.
13. "Salback to play pro soccer in Ukraine". The Oshawa Express. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
14. "Новини Хмельницького "Є"" [FC "Podillya" announced the Canadian legionnaire]. ye.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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16. "Професіональна футбольна ліга України". pfl.ua. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
17. Gordinsky, Vladimir (10 October 2020). "Новини Хмельницького "Є"" [Football. "Podillya" - "Uzhhorod": benefit of Fadi Salbak]. ye.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
18. "Буковина підписала легіонера. Клуб посилився форвардом" [Bukovyna signed the legionnaire. The club strengthened with a forward]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
19. Кисляченко, Артур (16 June 2021). "Друга ліга. Метал перемагає в суперфіналі Другої ліги" [The second league. Metal wins in the Super Final of the Second League]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
20. ""Гроші у футбол не грають". "Буковина" в оновленому складі готова боротися за вихід у Першу лігу | БукІнфо" ["Money doesn't play football." "Bukovyna" in the updated composition is ready to fight for the entrance to the First League]. bukinfo.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
21. "ФК "Буковина" у Чернівцях перемогла команду з Києва" [FC "Bukovyna" in Chernivtsi defeated the team from Kyiv]. 0372.ua - Сайт міста Чернівці (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
22. ""Буковину" залишив Фаді Салбак | Офіційний сайт ФСК "Буковина"" [Fadi Salbak left "Bukovyna".]. bukfc.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
23. "Salback signs with Hapoel Migdal Haemeq". Ontario Tech Athletics. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
24. "Former FC Vorkuta player Fadi Salback signed a contract with Israeli Liga Alef club Hapoel Bueine | FC Vorkuta". fc-vorkuta.com. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
25. "New country, Same goal". Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
26. "Salback signs with Hapoel Migdal Haemeq". BVM Sports. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
27. "Canada - F. Salback - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

External links

• Fadi Salback at Soccerway
• Fadi Salback at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)