Denny Gropper
Denny Gropper (or Danny Gruper,[1] Hebrew: דני גרופר; born 16 March 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club Ludogorets Razgrad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denny Gropper | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Haifa, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ironi Nesher | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 56 | (2) |
| 2022– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Israel U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2021 | |||
Early life
Gruper was born in Haifa, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His uncle is Israeli former international footballer Ronny Rosenthal.[2]
Club career
Gropper joined the Maccabi Haifa youth department as a child. In 2015 he moved to the youth departments of Hapoel Haifa and Ironi Nesher. In 2018 he first appeared in a senior team when he signed for one season at Hapoel Afula, where he impressed with a breakout season when he scored 4 goals in 30 league games in the National League.[3] In May 2019 he signed for three seasons at the Israeli Hapoel Tel Aviv club.[4]
References
- https://int.soccerway.com/players/danny-gruper/571940/
- https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/israel-soccer/.premium-1.7239261
- "דני גרופר" (in Hebrew). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Zenziper, Nadav (26 May 2019). "דני גרופר חתם בהפועל תל אביב" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- Denny Gropper at Soccerway