Matan Peleg

Matan Peleg

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Guatemala
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Number	2
Youth career
2008–2009	Hapoel Beit She'an
2009–2011	Ironi Nesher
2011–2012	Hapoel Kfar Saba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Ironi Tiberias	68	(2)
2015–2017	Hapoel Bnei Lod	57	(1)
2017–2018	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	35	(0)
2018–2019	Beitar Jerusalem	3	(0)
2019	Hapoel Marmorek	14	(0)
2019–2020	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	33	(0)
2020–2021	Hapoel Nof HaGalil	33	(2)
2021–2022	Hapoel Kfar Saba	28	(0)
2022–	Hapoel Petah Tikva	39	(1)
International career^‡
2021–	Guatemala	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:53, June 6, 2021 (UTC)

Matan Peleg (Hebrew: מתן פלג; born 11 November 1993) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Guatemala national team.

Early life

Peleg was born in Guatemala but moved to Israel at an early age, when he was adopted by Israeli parents at two years old, and raised in kibbutz Shaʽar HaGolan.^[1]

International career

On 4 June 2021, Peleg made his debut for the Guatemala national football team in their match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played 90 minutes and had two assists in Guatemala's 10–0 victory.^[2]

Honours

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

• Toto Cup Leumit (1): 2019–20

References

1. "Matan Peleg, el legionario que juega en Israel y se estrenará con Selección de Guatemala". 12 March 2021.
2. "90 דקות לפלג בבכורה, גואטמלה ניצחה 0:10". 5 June 2021.

External links

• Matan Peleg at Soccerway