Doron Leidner

Doron Leidner
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Left wing-back
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Tel Aviv
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2017 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017 Maccabi Petah Tikva
2017–2020 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Hapoel Tel Aviv 53 (1)
2022–2024 Olympiacos B 10 (0)
2022– Olympiacos 0 (0)
2023Austria Wien (loan) 10 (1)
2024–2025Zürich (loan) 5 (0)
2025–Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2018 Israel U17 2 (1)
2019 Israel U18 4 (0)
2021–2024 Israel U21 9 (1)
2022– Israel 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

Doron Leidner (Hebrew: דורון ליידנר; born (2002-04-26)26 April 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv, on loan from Greek Super League club Olympiacos and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Leidner was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to an Israeli family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) descent.[2][3][4][5]

He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[5]

Club career

Leidner (right) playing for Austria Wien in 2023

On 29 July 2022, Leidner signed a four-year deal with Greek Super League club Olympiacos for a fee of €2 million.[6] On 18 January 2023, Leidner was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien until the end of the season.[7] On 28 May 2023, Leidner picked up an injury in a 3–1 league defeat to LASK. On 2 June, it was reported that he had torn his cruciate ligament and would return to Athens to undergo surgery.[8]

International career

From 2018, until 2024, Leidner has been part of Israel at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18 and U21 teams and he with these teams played fifteen matches and scored two goals.[citation needed]

He was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 5 November 2021.[9] He made his senior debut with the Israel senior side on 2 June 2022, opening in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Iceland that ended in a 2–2 home draw, where Leidner assisted the second equalizing goal in the 84th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
2020–21 17 0 3 0 4 0 24 0
2021–22 26 1 0 0 5 0 31 1
Total 53 1 4 0 9 0 66 1
Olympiacos B 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 2 0 7[c] 0 9 0
Austria Wien (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 10 1 10 1
Zürich (loan) 2024–25 Swiss Super League 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2025–26 Israeli Premier League 12 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 81 2 5 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 102 2
  1. ^ Includes State Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Includes Toto Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Super League Greece 2 Play-out

International

As of 28 March 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 2022 6 0
2023 2 0
Total 8 0

See also

References