Orel Dgani ( he, אוראל דגני; born 8 January 1989) is an Israeli professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
center-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Israeli Premier League club
Beitar Jerusalem and the
Israel national team
Early life
Dgain was born in
Pardes Hanna-Karkur,
Israel, to a
Moroccan-Jewish family.
Career
Dgani is a protégé of
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 ...
youth ranks and in 2008 he became a permanent player in the senior team. In 2010, he was appointed as the captain of the team.
On 31 August 2011 he signed a four-year contract with
Maccabi Haifa for a fee of $1m.
In the 2013–14 season he was on loan at
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
.
On 4 August 2020 he signed a three years contract at
Beitar Jerusalem.
Honours
Club
Maccabi Haifa
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Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
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2015–16
Club career statistics
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1989 births
Living people
Israeli Mizrahi Jews
Israeli men's footballers
Footballers from Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Israel men's international footballers
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Men's association football defenders