Daniel Lifshitz

Daniel Lifshitz
דניאל ליפשיץ

File:Daniel Lifshitz in Beit HaNassi, November 2023 (GPOHZ0 2153) (cropped).jpg Daniel Lifshitz in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lifshitz
Date of birth	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2004–2007	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Maccabi Netanya	17	(0)
2010–2011	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	1	(0)
2011–2012	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3	(0)
2012	Maccabi Umm al-Fahm	15	(0)
2013	Hapoel Ashkelon	17	(0)
2013–2014	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan	19	(0)
2014	Maccabi Herzliya	12	(0)
2014–2016	Hapoel Ra'anana	26	(0)
2015–2016	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	1	(0)
2016–2017	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1	(0)
International career
2008–2009	Israel U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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. On 7 October 2023, his grandparents, Oded and Yocheved, were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. On 23 October 2023, his grandmother, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, was released from Hamas captivity after 17 days. On February 20 2025, the body of his grandfather Oded was returned to Israel after 503 days.

Playing career

On 17 June 2008, Lifshitz signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Netanya. 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.

External links

• Profile on Maccabi Netanya official website (in Hebrew)