Beitar get Sintayehu Sallallich on loan from Haifa

Football:

Sintayehu Sallallich (m haifa)

Beitar Jerusalem looked a lot better last week when they beat Maccabi Petach Tikva 3-1, following a disappointing 2-0 loss to Be'er Sheva the previous week. Nevertheless they have made another addition to their squad by signing 22-year-old winger Sintayehu Sallallich on a 1 year loan deal from Maccabi Haifa which will see Beitar pay The Greens 200,000 NIS for his services over the season. Sallallich, who was born in Ethiopia but made aliyah with his family when he was a kid, grew up in the Maccabi Haifa youth system and was signed into the senior team ahead of the 2010/2011 season. The following season he was loaned out to Hapoel Akko and after impressing there, with 8 goals in 37 appearances, was loaned out for last season to -at the time- Israeli champions Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. At 169cm Sallallich, who also has 8 appearances and a goal for the Israel U-21 national team under his belt, is one of the smallest players in the Israel Premier League. At Beitar he is expected to get a lot of minutes on the pitch due to the Jerusalemites generally holey squad.