Reef Peretz (; born February 25, 1991) is an Israeli

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who plays as a

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for

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i football club

Shimshon Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.

. His brother is

Dor Peretz Dor Peretz (; born ) is an Israeli professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national football team, Israel national team. Earl ...

, who is also a footballer.

Early life

Peretz was born in Hod HaSharon,

, to a

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family. Peretz attended Hadarim High School in Hod HaSharon.

Club career

Reef Peretz first joined the senior team in the 2009/10 season and made his debut on August 15, 2009 and, after two appearances in the

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

games, he opened the first League round against Sachnin and played for 45 minutes. That season, Peretz was still part of the

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junior squad, and he again played in a Toto Cup game. In the final League round of that season, Peretz played in the game that ended in a victory over

F.C. Ashdod Moadon Sport Ashdod (, ''Sport Club Ashdod''), commonly referred to as F.C Ashdod (, ''Mem Samekh Ashdod''), is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team (unlike most Israeli foot ...

. In the 2010/11 season, Peretz played on the senior team in eight League games and won a double title with the Club's junior team. Unfortunately, a knee injury forced the young defender to watch the 2011/12 season, which could have been his breakthrough season, from the sidelines.

Honours

;Maccabi Tel Aviv *

Israeli Noar Premier League The Israeli Noar Premier League (, ''Ligat Ha'al LeNoar'', lit. ''Youth Super League'') is the top division in the Israeli football league system for teenagers between the ages 18–20. From 1994 to 2011, it was called Israeli Noar Leumit League. ...

(2): 2011–12 * Israeli Noar Premier League Cup (1):

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(1):

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References

External links

Reef profile
on

official website. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peretz, Reef 1991 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Hapoel Hod HaSharon F.C. players Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Footballers from Hod HaSharon Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Men's association football defenders 21st-century Israeli sportsmen