Dror Hajaj

Dror Hajaj was born in 1978 in Rishon LeZion

Dror Hajaj was born on December 31, 1978, in Rishon LeZion. He is of Tunisian-Jewish descent. He came up through the youth teams of Maccabi Rishon LeZion and made the club's senior squad despite his height of 1.78 m.

He then played three seasons for Maccabi Givat Shmuel and three for Hapoel Tel Aviv. With Hapoel Tel Aviv he reached the playoff final and third place in the EuroLeague Cup, and he was named Sixth Man of the Year in 2004.

In 2005 he joined Leuven Bears in Belgium, won the Belgian Cup and led the league in assists. He then played for AEK Athens and was a FIBA EuroStar in 2007. With the national team he played at EuroBasket 2005 and 2007.

He signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in 2006 and won the State Cup with the club in 2007 and 2008. He later played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Ironi Ashkelon, Maccabi Ashdod and Maccabi Rishon LeZion. Hapoel Jerusalem held a retirement ceremony for him in February 2015.