Matan Baltaxa (or Baltaksa, he, מתן בלטקסה; born 20 September 1995) is an Israeli footballer. He currently plays for Austria Wien.

Early life

Baltaxa was born in

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, to a

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family. He served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

International career

He made his debut for Israel national football team on 9 June 2021 in a friendly against

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Honours

Club

Bnei Yehuda * Israel State Cup (1): 2016–17 Maccabi Tel Aviv *

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(1): 2020-21 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champio ...

(2):

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References

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