Doron Leidner (Hebrew: דורון ליידנר; born 26 April 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Swiss Super League club Zürich, 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][1][5]
He also holds a Romanian passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[1][5]
Club career
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 28 May 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 2022–23 | Greek Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
International
- As of 28 March 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Doron Leidner :: Doron Leidner :: Olympiacos".
- ^ "Doron Leidner on Instagram: "🎭👹"".
- ^ "Doron Leidner on Instagram: "חג שמח❤️"".
- ^ "Doron Leidner on Instagram: "שבת שלום❤️🙏"".
- ^ a b "Doron Leidner".
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Λάιντνερ". Sport 24. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Austria holt Doron Leidner bis Sommer" [Austria brings Doron Leidner until the summer]. www.fk-austria.at (in German). Austria Wien. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ ""With the fans behind us to a home win!"". Austria Wien. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "זימונים מפתיעים לסגל הנבחרת לקראת משחקיה האחרונים במוקדמות המונדיאל". הארץ.
- ^ "Israel vs. Iceland - 2 June 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Doron Leidner at Soccerway
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Doron Leidner".
External links
- Doron Leidner – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Doron Leidner – Israel Football Association league player details
- Doron Leidner at FBref.com
- Doron Leidner at ESPN FC
- Doron Leidner at PlaymakerStats.com
- Doron Leidner at Soccerway
- Doron Leidner – UEFA competition record (archive)
