Dela Yampolsky


Dele Yampolsky, also known as Bamidele Ogunsanya, is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Sha'arayim. Born in Nigeria, he has represented Israel at youth level.
His first name "Bamidele" means "Follow me home" in Yoruba. His unique surname is the result of being adopted by his stepfather who is Israeli of Russian descent and moved him and his mother from Nigeria to Israel after getting married.

Biography

In 2004 Yampolsky moved to Maccabi Netanya there he played for two years in the youth team until he got promoted to the senior side there he became a permanent part of the team.
On June 20, 2011, after 7 years in Netanya he moved to Maccabi Haifa for a fee of $440,000. He rejected a move to TSV 1860 München and Hapoel Tel Aviv in order to get a chance to play in the Champions League with Haifa.
After two seasons with Maccabi Haifa he was released from his contract and on September 16, 2013, Yampolsky moved to play for the local rival Hapoel Haifa under a contract of $90,000 per season. He played in Hapoel for only one season.
On August 19, 2014, Yampolsky signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Ra'anana. After an unsuccessful season with Ra'anana, he moved to play in the Liga Leumit with Bnei Lod for the 2015–16 season. He was released from Bnei Lod in January 2016. On July 10, 2016, Yampolsky signed for one season with Sektzia Ness Ziona from Liga Alef.
In January 2019, Yampolsky joined Shimshon Kfar Qasem.

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