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Matan Baltaxa

Matan Baltaxa is an Israeli footballer who plays in defense for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.

born 1995Defender for Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsrael national team playerState Cup wins

Born: 20 September 1995, Shoham
Occupation: association football player

Matan Baltaxa was born in 1995 in Shoham

Baltaxa was born on 20 September 1995 in Shoham, to a Jewish family. He began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Shoham and later moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva. He served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

He made his senior debut for Hapoel Petah Tikva in 2013 and his Israeli Premier League debut in 2015. In 2017 he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, which then loaned him to Hapoel Acre and twice to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. With Bnei Yehuda he won the State Cup in the 2018/2019 season.

Back at Maccabi Tel Aviv, he scored in the 2020 Toto Cup final and won the State Cup in 2020/2021. In 2022 he joined Austria Wien in Austria, and in 2024 he returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Later in 2024 he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, where he won the State Cup and the league title.

He made his debut for the Israel national team on 9 June 2021, in a friendly against Portugal.