Gabi Kanichowsky

Gavriel Gilad "Gabi" Kanichowsky is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Kanichowsky was born and raised in Ra'anana, Israel, to a religious Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He attended a yeshiva, and observes Shabbat.
He married his Israeli fiancée Dana in 2019.

Kanichowsky made his professional debut for Hapoel [Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva] in the Israeli Premier League on 22 August 2016, starting in the match against Maccabi Netanya, which finished as a 0–0 home draw. In 2018, Hapoel Acre, who Kanichowsky was on loan with, exercised their option to sign him permanently from Maccabi [Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]. He then joined Maccabi Netanya for the 2018–19 season.

Kanichowsky has been a youth international since 2015. Between 2017–2018, he was part of Israel under-21s.
He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in November 2021, during their 2022 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – UEFA]. He debuted for the Israel national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Germany on 26 March 2022. He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2023, in their 1–0 win over Belarus during the UEFA [Euro 2024 qualifying|Euro 2024 qualifying].