Oren Biton (or Bitton,[2][3] Hebrew: אורן ביטון; born 16 June 1994) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a left-back for Hapoel Haifa.[4]

Oren Biton
Personal information
Full name Oren Biton
Date of birth (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Atlit, Israel
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Haifa
Number 12
Youth career
Hapoel Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hapoel Haifa 10 (0)
2015–2016Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) 35 (2)
2016–2017 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 28 (0)
2017–2020 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 70 (1)
2020–2022 Beitar Jerusalem 46 (0)
2022– Hapoel Haifa 32 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Israel U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Early life

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Bitton was born in Atlit, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.[5]

Career

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On 10 May 2014, Biton made his debut for Hapoel Haifa, as a 85th-minute substitute for Or Ostvind in a 1–2 away loss against Maccabi Petah Tikva. In the 2014–15 season, Biton played only 9 game at the league.

Ahead of the 2015–16 season he was loaned to the Liga Leumit club Hapoel Nazareth Illit. On 11 March 2016, he received a red card against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. On 11 April 2016, he scored his debut career goal in a 4–1 win against Hapoel Afula. Biton played 33 games and scored 2 goals.

On 15 June 2016, Biton signed for four years to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[6] In Kiryat Shmona did his hacking and became important player at the club's line-up.

On 14 March 2017, he signed a contract for five years to Hapoel Be'er Sheva and will sign in 2017–18 season.[7]

On 3 August 2020 signed in Beitar Jerusalem for couple of years.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Oren Biton". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Player". 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Football (Sky Sports)".
  4. ^ Oren BitonIsrael Football Association league player details
  5. ^ "Israel Hayom". Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ אורן ביטון חתם בקרית שמונה, בנצרת עילית מחפשים מחליף Kobi Portal, 15 June 2016 (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ רכש מפתיע: אורן ביטון חתם לחמש שנים בב"ש Roei Zrihen, 14 March 2017 (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ Ben Ziv, Oren (3 August 2020). "רשמית: אורן ביטון חתם לשנתיים בבית"ר ירושלים". One. Retrieved 3 August 2020.