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Gai Assulin

ガイ・アスリン　/　がい・あすりん

Association football player from Israel

April 9, 1991 (age 35)　・　Nahariya, Israel

association football player

My Take

Gai Assulin's story is the one I keep coming back to as a cautionary tale about teenage hype. Born in Nahariya, Israel, in 1991, he was registered at Barcelona and Manchester City as a kid, yet never made a league appearance for either, and that gap between promise and outcome fascinates me. He became a journeyman winger and attacking midfielder, drifting through short spells mostly in Spain before landing at Serie D side Crema. I do not read that as failure so much as a reminder of how brutal football's odds are. Carrying that early weight and still lacing up says something about persistence.

Overview

Gai Yigaal Assulin (Hebrew: גיא יגאל אסולין; born 9 April 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder. He last played for Serie D club Crema. As a teenager, he was registered at Barcelona and Manchester City, but did not make a league appearance for either team. He subsequently became a journeyman, spending short spells at a variety of teams mostly in Spain.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gai Assulin
Name (Japanese): ガイ・アスリン
Reading: がい・あすりん
Born: April 9, 1991 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Goat
Origin: Nahariya, Israel
Blood type: Private
Height: 173 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3

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