Ben Lederman
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben Lederman | ||
Date of birth | May 8, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||
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 | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
United States U15 | |||
United States U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:20, June 26, 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:08, June 23, 2020 (UTC) |
Ben Lederman (Hebrew: בן לדרמן; born May 15, 2000) 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 February 14, 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 February 27, 2020 so he could join Raków Częstochowa.
Lederman made his first team debut on June 20, 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 June 26, 2020.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- Notes
References
- ^ a b c d Borden, Sam (2013), An American Boy Wonder in Barcelona, The New York Times, retrieved June 24, 2020
- ^ Sa'ar, Ophir (January 20, 2020). "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 June 24, 2020.
- ^ "מבארסה ועד לליגה א': בן לדרמן חתם בהכח" [From Barca To Liga Alef: Ben Lederman Signed With Hakoah]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "בן לדרמן". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Ben Lederman at Soccerway. Retrieved June 26, 2020.