Niv Antman

Niv Antman

Personal information
Full name	Niv Antman
Date of birth	2 August 1992
Place of birth	Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Haifa
Number	1
Youth career
2003–2006	Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2006–2008	Maccabi Haifa
2008–2012	Hapoel Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Hapoel Haifa	9	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Israel U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2015

Niv Antman (Hebrew: ניב אנטמן‎; born 2 August 1992) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Haifa.

Career

Antman, the son of veteran goalkeeper Giora Antman, played in his youth career in Maccabi Tzur Shalom and Maccabi Haifa, before moving to Hapoel Haifa. Antman graduated to the senior team in 2012 and got his break at the first team as replacement for an injured first goalkeeper Tvrtko Kale,^[1] playing 6 full matches during the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Antman returned to the team's starting lineup.^[2]

In 2011, Antman played two matches with the Israel U19 team, against Belarus.^[3]

References

1. Katz Spoke to the Foreign Players, Antman Will Debut in the Starting Lineup Doron Ben-Dor, 16 January 2014, One.co.il (Hebrew)
2. Hapoel Haifa: Niv Antman in the Starting Lineup Ahead of Bnei Sakhnin Miki Schwartz, 16 August 2015, Ynet (Hebrew)
3. Antman Niv IFA (Hebrew)