Dan Biton (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Beersheba, Israel | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Ashdod (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Ashdod | 55 | (8) |
2019–2021 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 21 | (5) |
2020–2021 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2021–2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 62 | (7) |
2024– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Israel | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Dan Biton (Hebrew: דן ביטון; born 20 July 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.
Early life
[edit]Biton was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.
Club career
[edit]Hapoel Be'er Sheva
[edit]Biton made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Maccabi Petah Tikva in Toto Cup, in September 2014.
During the 2014\15 Season, He played in The youth academy of Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Except some games that he was included in the reserves of the Senior team.
In the 2015\16 season, new coach Barak Bakhar gave Biton more minutes; He started in the team's loss To Hapoel Acre, came in as a sub against Maccabi Petah Tikva And Assisted Maharan Radi's Goal (H. Be'er Sheva won 5–2) and later would in the season came in as a sub against Kiryat Shmona, Assisting John Ogu's winning goal at the 90th minute.
F.C. Ashdod
[edit]Biton was loaned to F.C. Ashdod for two years. He scored his debut club goal in the 1–3 loss to Hapoel Haifa. In August 2017, Biton would officially leave H. Be'er Sheva after he was acquired by F.C. Ashdod and then signed a long-term contract with the club.
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
[edit]In June 2019, Biton signed with the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
International career
[edit]Biton made his debut for the Israel national team on 8 June 2024 in a 0–3 friendly loss against Hungary at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He started the game and was substituted in added time.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 June 2022[3]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Israel | League | State Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Premier League | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |||
F.C. Ashdod (loan) | Premier League | 2016–17 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
F.C. Ashdod | 2017–18 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||||
Total | 82 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 101 | 13 | |||
Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||||
Ludogorets Razgrad | First League | 2019–20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
Total | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | Premier League | 2020–21 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
Total | 49 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 10 | |||
Career statistics | 166 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 227 | 31 |
- ^ Includes Toto Cup matches.
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
[edit]Hapoel Beer Sheva
Ludogorets
Maccabi Tel Aviv
References
[edit]- ^ "Лудогорец подписа с талантлив плеймейкър от Израел" [Ludogorets signed a talented playmaker from Israel] (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Hungary v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 June 2024.
- ^ Dan Biton at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Dan Biton – Israel Football Association league player details
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Footballers from Beersheba
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli Premier League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israeli football biography stubs