Niv Antman ( he, ניב אנטמן; born 2 August 1992) is an Israeli footballer currently playing in

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 ( ...

Career

Antman, the son of veteran goalkeeper

Giora Antman Giora Antman ( he, גיורא אנטמן; born 15 November 1962) is a former Israeli football player and currently the goalkeeping coach at Maccabi Haifa. Antman was the goalkeeping coach at Maccabi Haifa for 18 years until he was replaced in 201 ...

, played in his youth career in Maccabi Tzur Shalom and

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 ...

, before moving to

. Antman graduated to the senior team in 2012 and got his break at the first team as replacement for an injured first goalkeeper

Tvrtko Kale Tvrtko Kale (now Dreshler Kale, he, טברטקו קאלה; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Croatian-Israeli footballer who played as of July 2015 for Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The newspaper ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' rated him the best player in the Croat ...

, playing 6 full matches during the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Antman returned to the team's starting lineup. In 2011, Antman played two matches with the Israel U19 team, against

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

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References

1992 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Kiryat Motzkin Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players FC Dordrecht players Ironi Nesher F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers {{Israel-footy-goalkeeper-stub