Matan Baltaxa

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
Number	3
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)
2018	→ Hapoel Acre (loan)	16	(0)
2018–2020	→ Bnei Yehuda (loan)	66	(3)
2022–2024	Austria Wien	14	(1)
2024	Maccabi Tel Aviv	13	(0)
2024–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	25	(4)
International career‡
2021–	Israel	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:13, 31 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024

Early life

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

International career

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

Honours

Bnei Yehuda

• Israel State Cup: 2016–17

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Toto Cup: 2020-21
• Israel Super Cup: 2019, 2020

Hapoel Beer Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 2024–25
• Israel Super Cup: 2025