Nir Bitton
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Bitton playing for Celtic in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ashdod, Israel | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | F.C. Ashdod | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2009 | F.C. Ashdod | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | F.C. Ashdod | 123 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Celtic | 158 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | F.C. Ashdod | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Israel U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Israel U19 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Israel U21 | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Israel | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Nir Bitton (or Biton, Hebrew: ניר ביטון; born 30 October 1991) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club F.C. Ashdod and Israel national team.