Amit Bitton (or Biton,[2] Hebrew: עמית ביטון; born 24 July 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back for Israeli National League club Hapoel Ramat Gan.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Be'er Sheva, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[citation needed] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hapoel Acre | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ashdod | 18 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Bnei Yehuda | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Beroe | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bnei Yehuda | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Israel U21 | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:23, 20 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBitton was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel,[2] to a family of Moroccan Jewish descent. He is the son of former Israeli footballer and manager Shimon Bitton.
He also holds a Portuguese passport, which eased his move to certain European football leagues.[4]
Club career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2023) |
Bitton grew up in the youth division of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 2 March 2016, the 2015–16 season, Bitton made his debut in the Hapoel Be'er Sheva alumni team in a 2–0 victory over Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla in the State Cup.
In the 2016–17 season, Bitton was finally promoted to the senior team. In 30 July Bitton made his debut in the Toto Cup in a 5–0 win over Hapoel Ashkelon. Bitton managed to win 7 games in the Toto Cup and win the title after a 4–1 win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In the winter transfer window was borrowed from Bitton Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the season. On 21 January 2017 Bitton made his debut in a 1–0 win over Hapoel Ashkelon. Later in the season he managed 13 appearances for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In the 2017–18 season, Bitton was loaned to Hapoel Acre until the end of the season. In 30 July he made his debut in the Toto Cup with a 4–0 loss to the Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In 20 August Bitton made his debut in a 2–1 loss to Bnei Sakhnin. During the game, Bitton scored his first goal in a team of alumni. In the winter transfer window was borrowed from Bitton Ashdod until the end of the season. On 7 February 2018 Bitton made his debut in Ashdod in the first game of the quarterfinals of the State Cup in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Ra'anana. In 29 April Bitton made his debut in the Premier League in a 1–0 win over Hapoel Ashkelon.
In the 2018–19 season, Bitton was loaned back to Ashdod until the end of the season. In 1 August Bitton made his debut for this season with a 3–0 loss to Maccabi Petah Tikva. In 25 August Bitton made his debut for this season in a 1–0 win for Bnei Yehuda in the Premier League. In the winter transfer window was borrowed from Bitton Bnei Yehuda until the end of the season. On 10 February 2019 Bitton made his debut in Bnei Yehuda 4–0 win over Hapoel Hadera in the Premier League. Later in the season in 15 May he won the State Cup with Bnei Yehuda after a 4–5 win in penalties.
Honours
edit- Bnei Yehuda
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva
References
edit- ^ "Israel - A. Biton - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ a b "Israel - A. Biton - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Официално: Берое подписа с израелски защитник". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "הגדולות בבולגריה במעקב אחרי עמית ביטון - ספורט 5". 23 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
edit- Amit Bitton – Israel Football Association league player details
- Amit Bitton at Soccerway
- Amit Bitton at WorldFootball.net