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Daniel Lifshitz

Daniel Lifshitz is an Israeli former football goalkeeper who played for clubs including Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

born 1988Israeli Premier League goalkeeperGoalkeeper for Maccabi Tel AvivGrandson of hostages from Nir Oz

Born: 24 April 1988, Stockholm
Occupation: association football player

Daniel Lifshitz was born in 1988 in Stockholm

Lifshitz was born in Sweden in 1988 to a Swedish mother and an Israeli father from kibbutz Nir Oz. His parents met in Israel. He moved to Israel with his family at age 7 and grew up on Nir Oz.

He began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Haifa and joined Maccabi Netanya in 2007, where he signed his first professional contract. He made his Premier League debut in 2009. He later played for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm, Hapoel Ashkelon, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Ra'anana.

In 2015 he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan and signed permanently in 2016, serving as a backup goalkeeper. He retired after the 2017/2018 season because of a shoulder injury.

In 2012 he co-founded a company that imports Burgundy wines for restaurants in Tel Aviv. He is married to Ana, a model from Georgia, and they have 1 daughter. His grandparents Oded and Yocheved were kidnapped to Gaza on 7 October 2023. Yocheved was released after 17 days, and Oded's body was returned to Israel in 2025.