Eliel Peretz
 Peretz playing for Hapoel Hadera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bat Yam, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | ||
| 2008–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bnei Yeuhda | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hapoel Hadera | 29 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Hadera | 22 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Wolfsberg | 43 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Haifa | 23 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Apollon Limassol | 34 | (8) |
| 2024– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 64 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Israel U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | Israel | 14 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:09, 20 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:35, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Eliel Peretz (Hebrew: אליאל פרץ; born 18 November 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.
Early life
Peretz was born in Bat Yam, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.
He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[1]
Club career
On 19 June 2020, Peretz signed a two-year contract with Austrian club, Wolfsberger AC.[2]
International career
Peretz made his debut for the Israel national team on 8 June 2024 in a 0–3 friendly loss against Hungary at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He substituted Gadi Kinda at half-time.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 July 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| Hapoel Hadera (loan) | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | ||
| Hapoel Hadera | 2019–20 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 10 | |||
| Total | 51 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 61 | 15 | ||||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 8 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 11 | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 37 | 8 | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 45 | ||
- ↑ Includes Israel State Cup, Austrian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- ↑ Includes Toto Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga European competition play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
International
- As of match played 3 June 2026[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peretz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2025 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
References
- ↑ https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe451170/
- ↑ Goldstein, Yigal (19 June 2020). ""שחקן החלומות": אליאל פרץ חתם בוולפסברגר" ["Dream Player" Eliel Peretz Signs With Wolfsberger]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Hungary v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Eliel Peretz at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Eliel Peretz". National Football Teams.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
- Footballers from Bat Yam
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Hadera F.C. players
- Wolfsberger AC players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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