 Daniel Lifshitz in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Lifshitz | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2015 | |||
Daniel Lifshitz (Hebrew: דניאל ליפשיץ; born 24 April 1988) is an Israeli former footballer.
Biography
Lifshitz was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. His father was from kibbutz Nir Oz. His mother was a Swedish woman who had met his father in Israel. He moved to Israel at age 7 with his family, and grew up on Nir Oz.1 On 7 October 2023, his grandparents, Oded and Yocheved, were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. On 23 October 2023, his grandmother, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, was released from Hamas captivity after 17 days.2 On February 20 2025, the body of his grandfather Oded was returned to Israel after 503 days.3
Playing career
On 17 June 2008, Lifshitz signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Netanya.4 In the summer of 2010 he left Netanya and signed a contract with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth for one season. Later he moved to play for Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm, Hapoel Ashkelon, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and most recently he signed with Maccabi Herzliya in Liga Leumit. On May 20, 2018 Lifshitz retired from football.
Footnotes
Footnotes
- צפריר, עירד (12 January 2015). "דניאל ליפשיץ: "אתה מדביק לי עכשיו סטיגמה של שוער שיכור"". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- Fowler, Sarah (24 October 2023). "I went through hell, says 85-year-old hostage released by Hamas". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- Krever, Mick; Kottasová, Ivana; Al Sawalhi, Mohammad; Khadder, Kareem; Lilieholm, Lucas; Szekeres, Edward (20 February 2025). "Hamas stages macabre ceremony to release bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include Bibas children and their mother". CNN. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- Michel, Hen (17 June 2008). השוער דניאל ליפשיץ חתם במכבי נתניה [Goalkeeper Daniel Lifshitz Signs With Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
References
References
- "Lifshitz Daniel". The Israeli Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- דניאל ליפשיץ [Daniel Lifshitz] (in Hebrew). ONE. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- דניאל ליפשיץ [Daniel Lifshitz] (in Hebrew). NRG. Retrieved 9 January 2010.