Dan Biton (footballer) explained

Dan Biton
Birth Date:20 July 1995
Birth Place:Beersheba, Israel
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2005–2015
Youthclubs1:Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Years1:2014–2017
Caps1:11
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Ashdod (loan)
Caps2:27
Goals2:3
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:Ashdod
Caps3:55
Goals3:8
Years4:2019–2021
Clubs4:Ludogorets Razgrad
Caps4:21
Goals4:5
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
Caps5:28
Goals5:4
Years6:2021–
Clubs6:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Caps6:57
Goals6:7
Nationalyears1:2024–
Nationalteam1:Israel
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:16 April 2024
Ntupdate:8 June 2024

Dan Biton (Hebrew: דן ביטון; born 20 July 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

Early life

Biton was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.

Club career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

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

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

In June 2019, Biton signed with the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]

International career

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

Club

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IsraelLeagueState CupEuropeOther[3] Total
Premier League2014–150000001000
2015–16100110030141
2016–171000003141
Total110110071192
F.C. Ashdod (loan) Premier League2016–172734020333
2017–182334020293
2018–193252151397
Total8211101009110113
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[4] Total
First League2019–202152010110346
Total2152010110346
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)Premier League2020–212843012310447
Maccabi Tel Aviv2021–22212206100293
Total49650184107310
Career statistics 166 22 18 2 28 5 18 2 227 31

Honours

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Ludogorets

2019–20

2019

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Notes and References

  1. News: Лудогорец подписа с талантлив плеймейкър от Израел. 9 June 2019. ludogorets.com. bg.
  2. Web site: ESPN. Hungary v Israel game report. 8 June 2024.
  3. Includes Toto Cup matches.
  4. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.