Dor Turgeman
Personal information
Full name Dor David Turgeman
Date of birth (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003
Place of birth Ashdod, Israel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2018 Ashdod
2018–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Maccabi Tel Aviv 17 (2)
2021–2022Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) 30 (4)
International career
2019–2020 Israel U17[1][2] 4 (0)
2021–2022 Israel U19[3][1][4] 17 (5)
2023– Israel U20[1][5] 4 (1)
2023– Israel U21[1] 7 (1)
2023– Israel[1] 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2022 SlovakiaTeam
Representing  Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2023 ArgentinaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Dor David Turgeman (or Turjeman,[2] Hebrew: דור דויד תורג'מן; born 24 October 2003) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward or as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.[6][1]

Early life

Turgeman was born and raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an Israeli family Sephardi Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent. His father is Gabi Turgeman.[7] He attended the state-religious (Mamlachti dati) high school Amit in Ashdod.[8]

He began playing for his home-town's F.C. Ashdod's children team. In 2018 he joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 22 August 2020, Turgeman made his senior debut with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2–0 win against Bnei Sakhnin in the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al) tournament.

Loan to Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam

In summer 2021 Turgeman began a loan spell with Israeli Liga Leumit club Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam. On 1 November 2021, he scored his debut career goal in the 4–2 loss against to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv

At the end of the season, Turgeman returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 1 March 2023, he scored his debut goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv, in a 2–1 win against Maccabi Petah Tikva.

International career

He is a former member Israel national under-19 team, playing through the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship successful campaign, where Israel has finished 2nd.[6][9] He has also played for the Israel national under-20 team, and the Israel national under-21 team.[1]

During the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Turgeman scored a goal from a solo run in extra time which sealed a 3–2 win over Brazil and qualification for his country to the semi-finals in their first ever participation in the competition.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 September 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2020–21 Israeli Premier League 1000100020
2021–22 Israeli Premier League 0000100010
2022–23 Israeli Premier League 110411000161
2023–24 Israeli Premier League 52001141104
Total 172414141295
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam 2021–22 Liga Leumit 3041010324
Career total 476515141619

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dor Turgeman at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Five Academy players called up for Euro qualifiers". 13 November 2019.
  3. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - רשימת משחקים לשחקן".
  4. Dor Turgeman at ESPN FC
  5. "Dor Turgeman Game by Game Stats and Performance".
  6. 1 2 "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Dor Turgeman". Israel Football Association.
  7. "גבי תורג'מן: "מאמין שנעלה לגמר, לדור יש הצעות מ-6-7 קבוצות באירופה" | ישראל היום". 21 June 2023.
  8. "בשביל דור תורג'מן המונדיאליטו הגיע בדיוק בזמן". הארץ.
  9. "2022 Under-19 EURO final: Israel vs England – meet the teams". July 2022.
  10. "Turgeman wonder goal seals historic victory for Israel". FIFA. 3 June 2023.
  11. "Turgeman: I'm so emotional I've made all Israelis happy". FIFA. 3 June 2023.
  12. Dor Turgeman at Soccerway

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