Dor Peretz ( he, דור פרץ; born ) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

and the Israel national team.

Early life

Peretz was born and raised in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to an Israeli family of both

Sephardi Jewish Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

and

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

descent. His older brother is former Israeli international footballer

Reef Peretz Reef Peretz ( he, ריף פרץ; born February 25, 1991) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a center back for Israeli football club Shimshon Tel Aviv. His brother is Dor Peretz, who is also a footballer. Early life Peretz was born in Hod Ha ...

. Peretz is observant ( Masorti Jewish). He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 12 August 2014, Peretz made his senior debut in

during a Toto Cup match against

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

. On 10 September 2014, scored his first goal, in a 6–0 victory against

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

. In his first season with the senior team he played 28 games in all competitions. On 26 September 2015, Peretz scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Hapoel Haifa

On 27 January 2017, he moved to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

on loan until the end of the season.

Venezia

On 16 June 2021, Peretz signed for three seasons with Italian club

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, newly promoted to

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. He left Venezia by mutual consent on 5 July 2022.

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 15 August 2022, Peretz signed a new three-year contract with the former Israeli club of his,

International career

Peretz played all the youth teams of

since the under-16. On 7 June 2015, he made his debut for the Israel U-21 national team in a 4–0 win against

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. In 2015, Peretz was first called-up to the Israel national team by the senior's head coach

Eli Guttman Israel "Eli" Guttman (or Gutman, he, אלי גוטמן; born 24 February 1958) is an Israeli former football player and manager who most recently managed Maccabi Haifa, before officially announcing his retirement from the football world, stating ...

. On 11 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the senior Israeli squad in a home match against

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in the

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, that ended in a 2–1 win for his native Israel.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peretz goal.''

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

: 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2014–15,

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* Israel Toto Cup ( Ligat Ha'Al: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19,

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Individual *

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's Israeli Premier League Player of the Month: December 2016

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peretz, Dor 1995 births Living people Israeli Sephardi Jews Mizrahi Jews Israeli Jews Portuguese Jews Jewish men's footballers Israeli footballers Citizens of Portugal through descent Portuguese people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Men's association football midfielders Israel men's international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Venezia F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Serie A players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Italy Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Footballers from Hod HaSharon