Dudu Biton

Dudu Biton

Personal information
Full name	David Biton
Date of birth	1 March 1988 (1988-03-01) (age 23)
Place of birth	Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Wisła Kraków (on loan from Charleroi)
Number	20
Youth career
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
0000–2006	Maccabi Haifa
2006–2007	Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Maccabi Haifa	1	(0)
2007–2008	Maccabi Tel Aviv	10	(0)
2008–2010	Hapoel Ra'anana	61	(17)
2010–2011	Hapoel Petah Tikva	15	(12)
2011–	Charleroi	12	(5)
2011–	→ Wisła Kraków (loan)	11	(9)
National team
2004–2005	Israel U-17	11	(1)
2006–2007	Israel U-19	11	(9)
2008–2010	Israel U-21	11	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

David "Dudu" Biton (Hebrew: דוד " דודו" ביטון‎; born 1 March 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker for Wisła Kraków on loan from Charleroi.

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Club

Biton played in the youth clubs of Beitar Nes Tubruk and Maccabi Haifa. He made his debut for Maccabi Haifa in Ligat ha'Al on 12 May 2006 in the last league fixture against Bnei Sakhnin, becoming a league champion.^[2] This was his only appearance for the senior team and during 2006–07 season he returned to Beitar Nes Tubruk.

Later he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv for one season before signing in Hapoel Ra'anana from Liga Leumit, where he took part of their historic promotion to Ligat ha'Al, their first since the club inception. On 16 July 2010, after two seasons with Hapoel Ra'anana, Biton signing in Hapoel Petah Tikva, just five days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel Petah Tikva in their loss against Hapoel Ashkelon.

On 4 January 2011, Biton signed with Charleroi from the bottom of the Belgian Pro League, which was relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season.^[3] After the season, Biton signed a one-year loan deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków.^[4]

Statistics

(correct as of 23 October 2011)

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		European Cups		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	2005–06	Ligat ha'Al	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2006–07		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2007–08	Ligat ha'Al	10	0	4	0	3	0	17	0
Hapoel Ra'anana	2008–09	Liga Leumit	31	8	5	4	–		36	12
	2009–10	Ligat ha'Al	30	9	6	3	–		36	12
	Total		61	17	11	7	–		72	24
Hapoel Petah Tikva	2010–11	Ligat ha'Al	15	12	4	1	–		19	13
Charleroi	2010–11	Pro League	12	5	–		–		12	5
Wisła Kraków (loan)	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	11	9	1	2	3	2	16	13
Career total			110	43	20	10	6	2	137	55

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

• Ligat ha'Al: 2005–06^[5]

Hapoel Ra'anana

• Toto Cup Leumit: Runner-up: 2009–10

References

1. ^ "David Biton". wisla.krakow.pl. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/kadra/pierwsza_druzyna/david_biton/. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
2. ^ "תאור המשחק [Title Game"] (in Hebrew). maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il. http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/?w=/1993/@game. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
3. ^ "ביטון חתם בוויסלה קראקוב: הגעתי למועדון גדול [Biton signed in Wisła Kraków: I reached a big club]" (in Hebrew). ONE!. 6 July 2011. http://www.one.co.il/Article/182590.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
4. ^ "Dudu Biton w Wiśle [Dudu Biton in Wisła]" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 6 July 2011. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/aktualnosci/dudu_biton_w_wisle. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Dudu Biton". footballdatabase.eu. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.dudu.biton.63755.en.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

External links

• Dudu Biton at 90minut.pl (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Biton, Dudu
Alternative names
Short description	Israeli association football player
Date of birth	1 March 1988
Place of birth	Israel
Date of death
Place of death