Ben Lederman

Ben Lederman (Hebrew: בן לדרמן; born 8 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Born in the United States, he was a youth international for Poland.

Ben Lederman

Lederman with Raków Częstochowa in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ben Lederman
Date of birth	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Calabasas, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2015	Barcelona
2015–2017	IMG Academy
2017–2018	Barcelona
2018–2020	Gent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan	1	(0)
2020–2025	Raków Częstochowa	95	(1)
2022	Raków Częstochowa II	1	(0)
2025–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0	(0)
International career
2022	Poland U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:45, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Lederman was born in Los Angeles, California to Israeli expatriates of Polish-Jewish descent, Danny and Tammy.^[1] His father was a small business owner and his mother, a real estate agent.^[1] In 2011, the entire family moved to Barcelona so Ben could join La Masia, FC Barcelona's youth academy.

Club career

At age 11, Lederman was identified by scouts from FC Barcelona in a friendly match between his California State U10 team and FC Barcelona Academy Benjamin A.^[1] He was subsequently invited to train at La Masia and joined the academy thereafter.

In January 2020, Lederman left Belgium and joined Beitar Jerusalem on trial.^[2] He did not earn a contract with the Premier League side and instead signed with Liga Alef's Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan.^[3] On 14 February 2020, Lederman made his first and only appearance for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in a Liga Alef South match against Maccabi Sha'arayim. Lederman started and went 65 minutes before being replaced by Michael Ben Baruch in a 1–0 loss.^[4] Lederman was released by the club on 27 February 2020 so he could join Raków Częstochowa in the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Lederman made his first team debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a substitute for David Tijanič in the 84th minute against Wisła Kraków. On 2 May 2021, Lederman won the first trophy of his professional career as Raków Częstochowa defeated Arka Gdynia in the final of the Polish Cup.^[5][6]

On 30 May 2025, Lederman moved on a free transfer to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[7]

International career

Lederman represented United States at under-15 and under-17 levels.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2021, he was invited to a training camp with the Poland under-21 team in Warka.^[8] Later that year, he earned his first official U21 call-up for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Germany U21 and Latvia U21 on 12 and 16 November 2021.^[9][10]

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Poland senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Albania.^[11]

Personal life

Lederman is Jewish and celebrated his bar mitzvah at a local synagogue in Barcelona.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan	2019–20	Liga Alef	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Raków Częstochowa	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	13	0	4	0	—		—		17	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	23	1	4	1	1[b]	0	1[c]	0	29	2
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	24	0	3	0	3[b]	0	1[c]	0	31	0
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	22	0	2	1	11[d]	0	1[c]	0	36	1
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		95	1	13	2	15	0	3	0	126	3
Raków Częstochowa II	2022–23[13]	III liga, gr. III	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2025–26	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			97	1	13	2	15	0	3	0	128	3

1. Includes Polish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

• Ekstraklasa: 2022–23
• Polish Cup: 2020–21,^[5] 2021–22
• Polish Super Cup: 2021,^[14] 2022

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: December 2021^[15]