Dor Peretz

Dor Peretz
Peretz playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995
Place of birth Hod HaSharon, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2009 Hapoel Hod HaSharon
2009–2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv 151 (18)
2017 → Hapoel Haifa (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022 Venezia 18 (0)
2022– Maccabi Tel Aviv 137 (43)
International career‡
2010–2011 Israel U16 7 (0)
2011 Israel U17 6 (0)
2012–2013 Israel U18 7 (2)
2012–2013 Israel U19 8 (1)
2015–2017 Israel U21 10 (1)
2015– Israel 54 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:25 September 2025 (UTC)

Dor Peretz (Hebrew: דור פרץ; born 17 May 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv which he captains, and the Israel national team.

Early life

Peretz was born and raised in Hod HaSharon, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.[1] His older brother is former Israeli international footballer Reef Peretz. Peretz is observant (Masorti Jewish).[2]

He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[3]

Club career

Peretz (center) playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 2015–16 UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 12 August 2014, Peretz made his senior debut in Maccabi Tel Aviv during a Toto Cup match against Maccabi Netanya. On 10 September 2014, scored his first goal, in a 6–0 victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva. In his first season with the senior team he played 28 games in all competitions.

On 26 September 2015, Peretz scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Maccabi Haifa.

Hapoel Haifa (loan)

On 27 January 2017, he moved to Hapoel Haifa on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Venezia

On 16 June 2021, Peretz signed for three seasons with Italian club Venezia, newly promoted to Serie A.[5] He left Venezia by mutual consent on 5 July 2022.[6]

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 15 August 2022, Peretz signed a new three-year contract with the former Israeli club of his, Maccabi Tel Aviv.[7]

International career

Peretz played all the youth teams of Israel since the under-16. On 7 June 2015, he made his debut for the Israel U-21 national team in a 4–0 win against Liechtenstein.

In 2015, Peretz was first called up to the Israel national team by the senior's head coach Eli Guttman. On 11 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the senior Israeli squad in a home match against Scotland in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, that ended in a 2–1 win for his native Israel.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 1901000—200
2015–16 241307[b]0—341
2016–17 40208[c]0—140
2017–18 241109[c]1—342
2018–19 318305[c]0—398
2019–20 151004[d]000191
2020–21 3475211[e]12[f]05210
Total 151181524422021222
Hapoel Haifa (loan) 2016–17 Israeli Premier League 14020——160
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 18030——210
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 353401[g]0—403
2023-24 3292013[h]7—4716
Total 671260147008719
Career total 250302625892033641
  1. ↑ Includes Israel State Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, and two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Israel Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, and eight appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 8 September 2025[9][10]
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peretz goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Dor Peretz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2018Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel Scotland1–12–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C
228 March 2021Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Scotland1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 November 2021Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Austria2–12–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification
415 November 2021Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel Faroe Islands3–23–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
513 June 2022Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland2–22–22022–23 UEFA Nations League B
625 March 2023Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Kosovo1–11–12024 UEFA Euro qualifying
75 September 2025Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
88 September 2025Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary Italy2–14–52026 FIFA World Cup qualification
94–4

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Israel allows footballers to continue playing on Shabbat". I24NEWS. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Pashkatsky, Moti (15 August 2022). "השקט שנשאר: הסיבות מאחורי ההחלטה של דור פרץ - ערוץ הספורט" [The silence that remains: the reasons behind the decision of Dor Peretz]. sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Levy, Tomer (14 June 2021). "באיטליה אישרו: דור פרץ במו"מ עם ונציה" [In Italy they confirmed: a generation broke out in negotiations with Venice]. mako.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dor Peretz Goes On Loan To Hapoel Haifa Until The End Of The Season". Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Amir, Raz (16 June 2021). "ישראלי חדש בסרייה א': דור פרץ חתם בוונציה" (in Hebrew). One. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "DOR PERETZ DEPARTS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dor Peretz returned to Maccabi and signed a 3-year-deal". Maccabi Tel Aviv. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Dor Peretz at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Dor Peretz – Israel Football Association national team player details (archive)
  10. ↑ "Dor Peretz, international football player".
  11. ↑ "Peretz, Dor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "אתם קבעתם: דור פרץ נבחר לשחקן השבוע" [You decided: Dor Peretz was chosen as the player of the week]. one.co.il (in Hebrew). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Bleicher, Yaniv (5 February 2026). "Israel - Player of the Year". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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