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Daniel Peretz

Daniel Peretz is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southampton and the Israel national team.

born 2000Goalkeeper for Israel's national teamFirst Israeli at Bayern MunichPenalty saves for Israel's youth team

Born: 10 July 2000, Tel Aviv
Occupation: association football player

Daniel Peretz was born in 2000 in Tel Aviv

Peretz was born in 2000 in Tel Aviv, where he grew up. His family has Moroccan Jewish and German Jewish roots, and he also holds a German passport. His cousins Dan, Tamir and Amit Glazer are also footballers.

He started at the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academy. In the 2019-20 season he was loaned to Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam, where he played 32 games and scored 2 goals. He made his senior debut for Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2020 and later became the club's first choice goalkeeper.

In August 2023 he joined Bayern Munich, the first Israeli to play for the club. He won the Bundesliga with Bayern in the 2024-25 season. He was then loaned to Hamburger SV and to Southampton, which signed him permanently in June 2026.

With Israel's youth team he saved 3 penalties in a row in a 2022 shootout against Ireland, helping the team qualify for the 2023 European championship. He made his senior national team debut in November 2022 against Cyprus. In November 2025 he married singer Noa Kirel.