Menashe Zalka

Menashe Zalka
מנשה זלקה
Personal information
Full name	Menisan Menashe Zalka
Date of birth	1 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Hadera
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Hapoel Hadera
2013–2014	F.C. Giv'at Olga
2014	Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel
2014–2015	F.C. Giv'at Olga
2015–2016	Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2016–	Hapoel Hadera
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2025

Menashe Zalka (Hebrew: מנשה זלקה; born 1 July 1990) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hapoel Hadera.^[1]

Club career

Zalka started his career with Hapoel Hadera in 2012, before signing for F.C. Giv'at Olga in 2013. Subsequently, he signed for Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel in 2014. The same year, he returned to F.C. Giv'at Olga.

One year later, he signed for Maccabi Tzur Shalom. Following his stint there, he returned to Hapoel Hadera in 2016 and has captained the club. Altogether, he has played over 100 games in the Israeli Premier League.^[2]

Zalka is eligible to represent Ethiopia internationally, having been born in the country.^[3] Despite receiving interest from the Ethiopian Football Federation, he has not been called up to the Ethiopia national football team.

Zalka was born on 1 July 1990 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and grew up in Hadera, Israel.^[4] Drafted twice, he has served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces and served in the north of the country during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict^[5]