Dudu Biton (Hebrew: דודו ביטון; born 1 March 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Kfar Saba.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dudu Biton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beitar Nes Tubruk | |||
| –2006 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2006–2007 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Maccabi Haifa | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 61 | (17) |
| 2010–2011 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Charleroi | 12 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2012–2015 | Standard Liège | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | → APOEL (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Maribor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2018 | Hapoel Acre | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | F.C. Ashdod | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Hapoel Haifa | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Afula | 56 | (19) |
| 2021–2022 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 34 | (18) |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | Maccabi Jaffa | 23 | (5) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Israel U19 | 11 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Israel U21 | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024 | |||
Career
Club
Biton played in the youth clubs of Beitar Nes Tubruk and Maccabi Haifa. He made his debut for Maccabi Haifa in Ligat ha'Al on 12 May 2006 in the last league fixture against Bnei Sakhnin, becoming a league champion.[2] This was his only appearance for the senior team and during 2006–07 season he returned to Beitar Nes Tubruk.
Later he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv for one season before signing in Hapoel Ra'anana from Liga Leumit, where he took part of their historic promotion to Ligat ha'Al, their first since the club inception. On 16 July 2010, after two seasons with Hapoel Ra'anana, Biton signing in Hapoel Petah Tikva, just five days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel Petah Tikva in their loss against Hapoel Ashkelon.
On 4 January 2011, Biton signed with Charleroi from the bottom of the Belgian Pro League, which was relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season.[3] After the season, Biton signed a one-year loan deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków.[4] On 11 June 2012, he transferred to Standard Liège for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[5]
On 25 January 2013, Biton joined Cypriot side APOEL on a loan deal from Standard Liège until the end of 2012–13 season.[6] Biton scored on his debut against Nea Salamina at GSP Stadium on 2 February 2013, just five minutes after being subbed in the 85th minute, to make the final score 2–0 for APOEL. He also scored in the following two matches, counting in total three goals in his first three appearances with APOEL. During his loan spell at APOEL, Biton scored six goals in 13 appearances and helped the club to win the 2012–13 Cypriot First Division.
On 13 January 2014, Biton joined Spanish second division team AD Alcorcón on a loan deal from Standard Liège until the end of 2013–14 season.
On January 16, 2015, Biton joined on loan Israeli first division team Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a half year contract.
Statistics
- As of: 6 December 2014
| Club | Season | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Cups | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2005–06 | Ligat ha'Al | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2007–08 | Ligat ha'Al | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2008–09 | Liga Leumit | 31 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | 36 | 12 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligat ha'Al | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | – | 36 | 12 | ||
| Total | 61 | 17 | 11 | 7 | – | 72 | 24 | |||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2010–11 | Ligat ha'Al | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 19 | 13 | |
| Charleroi | 2010–11 | Pro League | 12 | 5 | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||
| Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 |
| Standard Liège | 2012–13 | Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| APOEL (loan) | 2012–13 | First Division | 13 | 6 | – | – | 13 | 6 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2013–14 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Alcorcón (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga Adelante | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Maribor (loan) | 2014–15 | PrvaLiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligat Ha'Al | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career total | 164 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 202 | 67 | ||
Honours
- Maccabi Haifa
- APOEL
- Maribor
References
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Dudu Biton at Soccerway
- Dudu Biton at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- NK Maribor profile (in Slovene)