Itamar Nitzan

Itamar Nitzan (or Nizan,^[1] Hebrew: איתמר ניצן; born 23 June 1987) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Itamar Nitzan

Personal information
Full name	Itamar Nitzan
Date of birth	(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Herzliya, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Maccabi Herzliya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Maccabi Herzliya	85	(0)
2011	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	5	(0)
2011–2018	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	57	(0)
2013–2014	→ Ironi Ramat HaSharon (loan)	33	(0)
2014–2016	→ Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)	40	(0)
2018–2022	Beitar Jerusalem	120	(0)
2022–2023	Maccabi Netanya	32	(0)
2023–2024	Maccabi Haifa	13	(0)
Total		385	(0)
International career‡
2004	Israel U17	1	(0)
2005–2006	Israel U19	5	(0)
2008	Israel U21	1	(0)
2021	Israel	1	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Bnei Yehuda (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 May 2024

Early life

Nitzan was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish descent.^[3]

International career

He made his debut for Israel national football team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He played a full game in a 3–1 away victory.^[4]

Honours

Maccabi Herzliya

• Israeli Toto Cup: 2006–07

Hapoel Tel Aviv

• Israel State Cup: 2010–11

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

• Israeli Premier League: 2011–12
• Israeli Toto Cup: 2011–12

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Israeli Toto Cup: 2015–16

Beitar Jerusalem

• Israeli Toto Cup: 2019–20

Maccabi Netanya

• Israeli Toto Cup: 2022–23

Maccabi Haifa

• Israel Super Cup: 2023

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis