Matan Baltaxa (or Baltaksa,[1] Hebrew: מתן בלטקסה; born 20 September 1995) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.

Matan Baltaxa
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Shoham, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back, Center back
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Youth career
2004–2006 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2006–2009 Maccabi Shoham
2009–2014 Hapoel Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Hapoel Petah Tikva 66 (7)
2017–2022 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 (2)
2018Hapoel Acre (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2020Bnei Yehuda (loan) 66 (3)
2022–2024 Austria Wien 14 (1)
2024 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 (0)
2024– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0 (0)
International career
2021– Israel 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Early life

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Baltaxa was born in Shoham, Israel, to a Jewish family.[2] He served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.[3]

International career

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He made his debut for Israel national football team on 9 June 2021 in a friendly against Portugal.[4]

Honours

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Bnei Yehuda

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

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  1. ^ "Israel - M. Baltaksa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Instagram".
  3. ^ "Instagram".
  4. ^ "Portugal v Israel game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.