Gil Vainshtein (born 29 October 1984 in Ukraine) is a Canadian association football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italia Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League. In university he played for Alderson-Broaddus College, with whom he was named to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team, and named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Professionally, he has played for the North York Astros and the Italia Shooters. Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal, and also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal. Biography Playing career Vainshtein is a midfielder in association football. He attended Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia, playing for its soccer team the Battlers, and graduating in 2007. In his junior year, Vainshtein was named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team. He was also named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). In 2007, he played for the North York Astros in Canada. In 2008 Vainshtein played for the Italia Shooters in Canada. In 2009, Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal. He also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal. Statistics References 1984 births Living people Alderson Broaddus Battlers men's soccer players Association football defenders Association football midfielders Canadian soccer players Canadian people of Israeli descent Canadian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Jewish Canadian sportspeople North York Astros players Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Canada Maccabiah Games medalists in football Ukrainian emigrants to Canada Ukrainian Jews York Region Shooters players