Dele Yampolsky (; born 28 July 1988), also known as Bamidele Ogunsanya, is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Sha'arayim. Born in Nigeria, he has represented Israel at youth level.
His first name "Bamidele" means "Follow me home" in Yoruba. His unique surname is the result of being adopted by his stepfather who is Israeli of Russian descent and moved him and his mother from Nigeria to Israel after getting married.
Biography In 2004 Yampolsky moved to Maccabi Netanya there he played for two years in the youth team until he got promoted to the senior side there he became a permanent part of the team.
On June 20, 2011, after 7 years in Netanya he moved to Maccabi Haifa for a fee of $440,000. He rejected a move to TSV 1860 München and Hapoel Tel Aviv in order to get a chance to play in the Champions League with Haifa.
After two seasons with Maccabi Haifa he was released from his contract and on September 16, 2013, Yampolsky moved to play for the local rival Hapoel Haifa under a contract of $90,000 per season. He played in Hapoel for only one season.
On August 19, 2014, Yampolsky signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Ra'anana. After an unsuccessful season with Ra'anana, he moved to play in the Liga Leumit with Bnei Lod for the 2015–16 season. He was released from Bnei Lod in January 2016. On July 10, 2016, Yampolsky signed for one season with Sektzia Ness Ziona from Liga Alef.
In January 2019, Yampolsky joined Shimshon Kfar Qasem.במידלה ימפולסקי - football - פרטי שחקן, football.org.il, 18 January 2019
Club career statistics (correct as of 28 August 2014) ClubSeasonLeagueCupToto CupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsMaccabi Netanya2005–0660000051100011112006–0771010050000013102007–08313140063220043632008–09231011080000032202009–10261010040031034202010–1134734006010004474Maccabi Haifa2011-12264342030092242852012-138011006100001511Hapoel Haifa2013-1418032000000002003Hapoel Ra'anana2014-1511002001000001300Hapoel Bnei Lod2015-1614100001100001520Career20418112030456414322793016
Honours Israeli Premier League: Runner-up (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13 Israel State Cup: Runner-up (1): 2012
Personal life
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External links Profile and statistics of Dela Yampolsky at One