Dan Biton (footballer)
Dan Biton (Hebrew: דן ביטון; born 20 July 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dan Biton | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Beersheba, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 21 | (5) |
| 2020– | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020 | |||
Early life
Biton was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.
He is a second cousin to Celtic FC player Nir Bitton.
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. On 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 July 2020[2]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
| Career statistics | 117 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 154 | 21 | |||
- Includes Toto Cup matches.
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
- Israeli Premier League: 2015–16
- Israel State Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Ludogorets
References
- "Лудогорец подписа с талантлив плеймейкър от Израел" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Dan Biton at Soccerway
External links
- Dan Biton – Israel Football Association league player details