Barak Yitzhaki

Itzhaki started his professional career with boyhood club Hapoel Ashkelon. During his first two seasons as a professional, Itzhaki won the Toto Cup Artzit twice. He was sold to Beitar Jerusalem and saw limited time under manager Eli Ohana. With the arrival of French manager Luis Fernández in 2005, Itzhaki received more playing time and was even a first team choice over the club's leading scorer, Lior Asulin. After watching Itzhaki play, Fernández told the club to sign Itzhaki to a long-term contract. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Itzhaki attracted interest from Belgian club Racing Genk. Media reports say that he was offered a €300,000 per annum contract that includes a 20% yearly wage rise for a period no less than three seasons. Beitar was reluctant to see Itzhaki leave and they have put a price on the striker of no less than US$1,000,000. On June 25, 2006, an official bid was sent for the immediate transfer of Itzhaki but Beitar chairman Vladimir Sklar rejected the offer of US$250,000. While Itzhaki and the club were in training in Arnhem, the Netherlands, a representative of Racing Genk showed up at the hotel with an improved offer of US$500,000. It initially looked as if Itzhaki would be sold to the Belgian side [1] but he eventually signed a long-term contract with Beitar. In January 2008, Itzhaki agreed a move to Racing Genk, where he signed a 3.5 year contract. He scored his first Racing Genk goal in KV Mechelen, it is already named as the goal of the year in…

Itzhaki was born in Ashkelon, Israel, to a Jewish family.

Hapoel Ashkelon

Toto Cup (Artzit): 2001–02, 2002–03 Beitar Jerusalem

Israeli Premier League: 2006–07 Israel State Cup: 2008–09 Toto Cup: 2009–10 Anorthosis Famagusta

Cypriot First Division runner-up: 2012–13 Maccabi Tel Aviv

Israeli Premier League: 2013–14, 2014–15 Israel State Cup: 2014–15 Toto Cup: 2014–15, 2017–18 Individual

Israeli Premier League top scorer: 2008–09 UEFA's Goal of the Week: January 2014