Ben Lederman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Lederman | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, CA, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 2015–2017 | IMG Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 2018–2020 | KAA Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| United States U15 | |||
| United States U17 | |||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 23 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:08, 23 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Ben Lederman (Hebrew: בן לדרמן; born 15 May 2003) is an American footballer of Israeli and Polish descent who currently plays as a midfielder for Raków Częstochowa.
Early life
Lederman was born in Los Angeles, California to Israeli expatriates, Danny and Tammy.[1] His father was a small business owner and his mother, a real estate agent.[1] In 2011, the entire family moved to Barcelona so Ben could join La Masia, FC Barcelona's youth academy.
Club career
At age 11, Lederman was identified by scouts from FC Barcelona in a friendly match between his California State U10 team and FC Barcelona Academy Benjamin A.[1] He was subsequently invited to train at La Masia and joined the academy thereafter.
In January 2020, Lederman left Belgium and joined Beitar Jerusalem on trial.[2] He did not earn a contract with the Premier League side and instead signed with Liga Alef's Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan.[3] On 14 February 2020, Lederman made his first and only appearance for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in a Liga Alef South match against Maccabi Sha'arayim. Lederman started and went 65 minutes before being replaced by Michael Ben Baruch in a 1-0 loss.[4] Lederman was released by the club on 27 February 2020 so he could join Raków Częstochowa.
Lederman made his first team debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a substitute for David Tijanič in the 84th minute against Wisła Kraków.
Personal life
Lederman is Jewish and celebrated his bar mitzvah at a local synagogue in Barcelona while in the FC Barcelona youth system.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 June 2020[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 2019–20 | Liga Alef | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Notes
References
- ^ a b c d Borden, Sam (2013), An American Boy Wonder in Barcelona, The New York Times, retrieved 2020-06-24
- ^ Sa'ar, Ophir (2020-01-20). "בעקבות דלילות הסגל: בן לדרמן הגיע להתרשמות בבית"ר ירושלים" [Due To Light Squad: Ben Lederman Arrived On Trial At Beitar Jerusalem]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "מבארסה ועד לליגה א': בן לדרמן חתם בהכח" [From Barca To Liga Alef: Ben Lederman Signed With Hakoah]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "בן לדרמן". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Ben Lederman at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2020.