Dan Leon Glazer (or Glezer, ; born 20 September 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

Early life Glazer was born and raised in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (German-Jewish) descent. He is the cousin of fellow Maccabi Tel Aviv academy graduate Daniel Peretz, and the older brother of twin-brothers Tamir Glazer and Amit Glazer, who are all Israeli international footballers as well.

He also holds a German passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

Club career On 11 September 2023, Glazer signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club OFI.

On 9 July 2024, Glazer moved to Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League on a multi-year contract.

On 15 January 2025, Glazer signed a contract until the end of 2026 with Kairat of the Kazakhstan Premier League.

International career Glazer made his international debut for the Israel senior team on 11 September 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute during a friendly match against Northern Ireland, which finished as a 0–3 away loss.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaccabi Tel Aviv2014–15Israeli Premier League000010——102015–16Israeli Premier League00002——202018–19Israeli Premier League301203040—3912019–20Israeli Premier League330002040104002020–21Israeli Premier League2303000110203902021–22Israeli Premier League3103000121104712022–23Israeli Premier League260300040—3302023–24Israeli Premier League10000000—10Total144111080411402082Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan)2015–16Israel Liga Leumit1000000——1002016–17Israel Liga Leumit3221000——332Total42210000000432Maccabi Netanya (loan)2017–18Israeli Premier League2812030——331OFI2023–24Super League Greece22020———240Nizhny Novgorod2024–25Russian Premier League10050———150Kairat2025Kazakhstan Premier League15010—100102602026Kazakhstan Premier League11000—2010140Total26010—12020400Maccabi Tel Aviv2026–27Israeli Premier League00000000—00Career total2724220110531503635

International

IsraelYearAppsGoals201820201950202010202130202270202320202410Total210

Honours Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20 Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al): 2018–19, 2020–21 Israel Super Cup: 2019, 2020 Israel State Cup: 2020–21

Individual Israeli Footballer of the Year: 2019–20

See also

List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Israelis

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