Avi Rikan will continue at Maccabi Tel Aviv for an 8th season in Yellow and Blue after signing a one-year-long contract until the end of the 2022/23 season.
Maccabi’s Head of the Football Department, Barak Itzhaki told the club’s official website: “Avi Rikan’s performances for Maccabi Tel Aviv last season and his contribution to the Club over the past seven years are remarkable. This is why we decided on his contract extension, and we are happy he will be staying with us for another year”.
The 33-year-old midfielder added: “I am delighted to extend my contract for what will be my eighth season at Maccabi Tel Aviv. The excitement ahead of a new season together with my hunger to succeed, remained the same exactly like my first day at the club. My ambition is that this coming season will be special and successful for all of us”.
Since joining Maccabi in 2015 and during his 7 seasons at the club, Rikan won 8 trophies: 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). Eight goals in 35 appearances last season took Rikan’s total tally to 38 goals in 269 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), once in the Conference League group phase (21/22) and qualified twice to the Round of 32. Overall, Rikan made 54 appearances for Maccabi in European competitions and is ranked in 5th place amongst players who represented Maccabi in Europe.
