Avi Rikan will continue at Maccabi Tel Aviv for at least another season after successfully passing a medical, signing today (Wednesday) a new contract until the end of the 2021/22 season and joining the rest of the squad.
Maccabi’s Head of the Football Department, Barak Itzhaki told the club’s official website: “The professional and personal attributes Avi has together with his vast experience are well known to us after six years of playing a key role in Maccabi’s success. We are happy Avi will continue wearing the Yellow and Blue colors next season as well and wish him the best of luck!”.
The 32-year-old midfielder added: “To continue at Maccabi Tel Aviv was one of the easiest decisions I took in my career. The past six seasons transformed my strong bond to Maccabi into something that feels right for me and for the club. After receiving the call from Maccabi, the entire process of extending my contract became a technical matter only. From here on I will rejoin the rest of the team in order to achieve all the targets we have this season”.
Rikan who joined Maccabi in the summer of 2015 won 8 trophies in six successful seasons at the club: 2 League Championships (18/19, 19/20), a State Cup (20/21), 3 Toto Cups (17/18, 18/19 and 20/21) and 2 Super Cups (19/20, 20/21). He made his debut in the Champions League qualifier against Viktoria Plzen, scored 30 goals in 234 appearances in all competitions.
In addition to a historic appearance in the Champions League group stages (15/16), Rikan featured with Maccabi 3 times in the Europa League group phase (16/17, 17/18 and 20/21) including qualification to the Round of 32. Overall, Rikan made 46 appearances for Maccabi in European competitions and is ranked in 5th place amongst players who represented Maccabi in Europe.
