Sportsאיתמר ניצן

Itamar Nitzan

Itamar Nitzan is an Israeli former football goalkeeper who played for clubs including Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa, and later became a coach.

born 1987Goalkeeping in Israeli football2011/2012 title with Kiryat ShmonaFive Toto Cup wins

Born: 23 June 1987, Herzliya
Occupation: physician, association football player

Itamar Nitzan was born in 1987 in Herzliya

Nitzan was born on 23 June 1987 in Herzliya and grew up there in a Jewish Israeli family. He began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Herzliya and won the youth State Cup with it in 2005.

With the Maccabi Herzliya senior team he won the Toto Cup in 2007 and started in goal 85 times. In the 2010/2011 season he was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv and won the State Cup. In June 2011 he joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona, where he won the league title and the Toto Cup in 2011/2012.

He later played on loan for Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and Maccabi Petah Tikva, winning the Toto Cup with Petah Tikva in 2015/2016. In May 2018 he signed with Beitar Jerusalem and became its first goalkeeper. On 5 June 2021 he made his debut for the Israel national team in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro.

In June 2022 he joined Maccabi Netanya and won the Toto Cup with it, and in June 2023 he moved to Maccabi Haifa. He retired in May 2024 and became assistant coach of Bnei Yehuda. In June 2025 he was named coach of the Bnei Yehuda youth team and won the youth State Cup with it.