Dudu Biton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Biton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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– | Standard Liège | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | → APOEL (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Maribor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2015– | → Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Israel U19 | 11 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Israel U21 | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David "Dudu" Biton (Hebrew: דוד "דודו" ביטון; born 1 March 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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 Israeli first division team on loanHapoel 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 |
| AD Alcorcón (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga Adelante | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| NK Maribor (loan) | 2014–15 | PrvaLiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligat Ha'Al | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 164 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 202 | 67 | ||
Honours
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 2005–06
Hapoel Ra'anana
- Toto Cup Al: Runner-up: 2009–10
APOEL
References
- ↑ "David Biton". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "תאור המשחק [Title Game]" (in Hebrew). maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ ביטון חתם בוויסלה קראקוב: הגעתי למועדון גדול [Biton signed in Wisła Kraków: I reached a big club] (in Hebrew). ONE!. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Dudu Biton w Wiśle" [Dudu Biton in Wisła] (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ "Transfert de Dudu BITON !". standard.sudpresse.be. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Biton" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Profile and statistics at Soccerway
- Dudu Biton at 90minut.pl (Polish)
- NK Maribor profile (Slovene)
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