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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 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– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 57 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Israel | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
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
- As of 1 June 2022[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Ludogorets
Maccabi Tel Aviv
References
External links
- Dan Biton – Israel Football Association league player details