Doron Leidner (; born ) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.
Early and personal life Leidner was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) descent.
He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.
Club career
On 29 July 2022, Leidner signed a four-year deal with Greek Super League club Olympiacos for a fee of €2 million. On 18 January 2023, Leidner was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien until the end of the season. On 28 May 2023, Leidner picked up an injury in a 3–1 league defeat to LASK. On 2 June, it was reported that he had torn his cruciate ligament and would return to Athens to undergo surgery.
International career From 2018, until 2024, Leidner has been part of Israel at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18 and U21 teams and he with these teams played fifteen matches and scored two goals.
He was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 5 November 2021. He made his senior debut with the Israel senior side on 2 June 2022, opening in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Iceland that ended in a 2–2 home draw, where Leidner assisted the second equalizing goal in the 84th minute.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHapoel Tel Aviv2019–20Israeli Premier League1001000——1102020–211703040——2402021–222610050——311Total5314090–—661Olympiacos B2023–24Super League Greece 220———7090Austria Wien (loan)2022–23Austrian Bundesliga101————101Zürich (loan)2024–25Swiss Super League4010—00—50Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)2025–26Israeli Premier League12000———120Career total812509000701022
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIsrael202260202320Total80
See also
List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Israelis
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