Ben Bitton

Ben Bitton
	Bitton playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bat Yam, Israel
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Beitar Jerusalem
Number	26
Youth career
2003–2010	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2010–2012	→ Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan)
2012–2013	→ Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan)
2013–2021	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–2021	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
2021–2023	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2023–	Beitar Jerusalem
International career‡
2009	Israel U19
2016–2018	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2019

Ben Bitton (or Biton,^[1] Hebrew: בן ביטון, born 3 January 1991) is an Israeli association footballer who plays as a defender for Beitar Jerusalem.

Early life[edit]

Bitton was born in Bat Yam, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.^[2]

Club career[edit]

Sektzia Ness Ziona[edit]

Bitton began his career in the youth system of Hapoel Tel Aviv. In August 2010, loaned to Sektzia Ness Ziona, in order to gain playing time. On 7 August 2014, he made his debut in 2–1 victory against Hapoel Bnei Lod at the group stage of the Toto Cup.

Hapoel Nazareth Illit[edit]

After his loan period ended, he was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit. He made his debut on 3 September 2012 in a 2–2 draw against Hapoel Ra'anana. On 4 February 2013, he received a red card for a first time at career against Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva[edit]

After his loan period ended, he was released from Hapoel Tel Aviv and On 27 June 2013 signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva, with his teammate Ben Turjeman.^[3] On 30 September 2013, he made his debut in a 2–1 league victory against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. Bitton was part of a successful season for Be'er Sheva, who finished the season in 2nd place.

On 17 July 2014, he made his debut in the European Competition, in the 2–1 loss against RNK Split at UEFA Europa League qualifying. On 2 December 2014, he scored his debut career goal at the 1–1 draw against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Maccabi Tel Aviv[edit]

On 2 August 2020, Bitton joined Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan.^[4]

International career[edit]

On 25 March 2016, Bitton made his debut for Israel national team against Croatia.

Career statistics[edit]

As of 1 June 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sektzia Ness Ziona	2010–11	Liga Leumit	33	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	45	0
	2011–12	Liga Leumit	32	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
	Total		65	0	5	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	84	0
Hapoel Nazareth Illit	2012–13	Liga Leumit	33	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Hapoel Nazareth Illit	Total		33	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2013–14	Israeli Premier League	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2014–15		30	1	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	38	1
	2015–16		29	0	4	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	38	0
	2016–17		33	1	1	0	4	0	13	0	1	0	52	1
	2017–18		20	0	3	0	1	0	8	0	1	0	33	0
	2018–19		24	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	33	0
	2019–20		31	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	42	0
	Total		186	2	18	0	11	0	39	0	3	0	257	2
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	15	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
	2021–22		30	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
	2022–23		22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		67	5	8	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	80	4
Beitar Jerusalem	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beitar Jerusalem	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			354	8	33	1	32	0	41	0	4	0	464	6

Honours[edit]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Israeli Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18^[5]
Toto Cup Al: 2016–17
Israel Super Cup: 2017

References[edit]

^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ben BITON".
^ "I24NEWS".
^ Itzhaki, Itzik (6 June 2013). "Negotiations with Mor Shushan, Ben Bitton signed" (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ "Ben Bitton joins Maccabi on a one-year-deal". 2 August 2020.
^ "בפעם השנייה ברצף: הפועל ב"ש אלופת המדינה". 29 April 2017.

External links[edit]

Ben Bitton – Israel Football Association league player details
Ben Bitton at Soccerway

[1] "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ben BITON".

[2] "I24NEWS".

[3] Itzhaki, Itzik (6 June 2013). "Negotiations with Mor Shushan, Ben Bitton signed" (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

[4] "Ben Bitton joins Maccabi on a one-year-deal". 2 August 2020.

[5] "בפעם השנייה ברצף: הפועל ב"ש אלופת המדינה". 29 April 2017.

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