Nir Bitton

Nir Bitton

Nir Bitton of Maccabi Tel Aviv was born in Ashdod, Israel on 30 October 1991 (age 32)

Nir Bitton · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

On 30 August 2013, Nir Bitton signed a four-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Celtic, for a fee of around £700,000 and a 20% sell-on clause for Israeli Premier League club FC Ashdod.

He made his debut for the club on 18 September, in a Champions League group stage match against AC Milan, coming in to the game as a late substitute at the 89th minute. Three weeks later he made another Champions League appearance for Celtic, coming as a 77th-minute substitute against Ajax on 22 October, but was sent off eleven minutes later for a late tackle on Thulani Serero. The resulting suspension and a few niggling injuries hindered Bitton’s efforts to establish himself in the team, but he still managed to make a total of 20 appearances for Celtic by the end of his first season there. Celtic won their third successive league title, and Bitton’s 15 league appearances saw him pick up his first major honour.

In the 2014-15 season, Bitton scored in Celtic’s first league match of the season from the penalty spot after a controversial red card for St Johnstone defender Dave Mackay. Celtic winger Derk Boerrigter was later given a 3-match ban for simulation. Later in the season, Bitton scored a stunning 30-yard goal against Dundee. in a 5-0 win. He scored another long distance strike on 12 August 2015, netting from 25 yards into the top corner in a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock.

To begin the 2015-16 season, on 19 August 2015 Bitton scored against Swedish side Malmö FF in a 3-2 win at Celtic Park in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs.

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Central Defender
Primary Position
Defender
Position
CD
1.96m (6ft 5in)
Height
55
Squad Number
80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight
30 October 1991 (age 32)
Date of Birth
Ashdod
Birthplace
Israel 🇮🇱
Country of Birth
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Team

Season stats

Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Premier League 2024 - 2025
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
5
Utilisation
17%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Europa League Qualifiers 2024 - 2025
Games
2
Starting
-
Substitute
2
Unused
2
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Conference League 2023 - 2024
Games
4
Starting
2
Substitute
2
Unused
4
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Israel 🇮🇱
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
24
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
14
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
15
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
7
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
14
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
26
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
5
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
31
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
15
Goals
-
Team
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
Season 2012 - 2013
Country
Israel 🇮🇱
Games
31
Goals
4
Team
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
Season 2011 - 2012
Country
Israel 🇮🇱
Games
36
Goals
4
Team
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
Season 2010 - 2011
Country
Israel 🇮🇱
Games
34
Goals
5
Team
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
Season 2009 - 2010
Country
Israel 🇮🇱
Games
21
Goals
1

Transfers

Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1 July 2022
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Celtic
Celtic
30 August 2013
From
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
Type
Fee (£700k)
Team
FC Ashdod
FC Ashdod
1 July 1997
Type
Trainee

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