Daniel Lifshitz

Daniel Lifshitz
דניאל ליפשיץ
	Daniel Lifshitz in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lifshitz
Date of birth	24 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2004–2007	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Maccabi Netanya
2010–2011	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2011–2012	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2012	Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
2013	Hapoel Ashkelon
2013–2014	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
2014	Maccabi Herzliya
2014–2016	Hapoel Ra'anana
2015–2016	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
2016–2017	Maccabi Tel Aviv
International career
2008–2009	Israel U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct 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 as a child 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 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. 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

^ 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

"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.

External links

Profile on Maccabi Netanya official website^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Hebrew)

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[1] צפריר, עירד (12 January 2015). "דניאל ליפשיץ: "אתה מדביק לי עכשיו סטיגמה של שוער שיכור"". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[2] Fowler, Sarah (24 October 2023). "I went through hell, says 85-year-old hostage released by Hamas". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

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