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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.<ref name="NYT" /> He was subsequently invited to train at La Masia and joined the academy thereafter.
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.<ref name="NYT" /> He was subsequently invited to train at La Masia and joined the academy thereafter.

On 14 February 2020, Lederman made his first and only appearance for [[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan]] in a [[Liga Alef|Liga Alef South]] match against [[Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C.|Maccabi Sha'arayim]]. Lederman started and went 65 minutes before being replaced by Michael Ben Baruch in a 1-0 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football.org.il/players/player/?player_id=224824&season_id=21 |url-access= |title=בן לדרמן |website=football.org.il |publisher=[[Israel Football Association]] |language=Hebrew |access-date=2020-06-24 }}</ref> Lederman was released by the club on 27 February 2020 so he could join Raków Częstochowa.


Lederman made his first team debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a substitute for [[David Tijanič]] in the 84th minute against [[Wisła Kraków]].
Lederman made his first team debut on 20 June 2020, coming on as a substitute for [[David Tijanič]] in the 84th minute against [[Wisła Kraków]].

Revision as of 14:43, 24 June 2020

Ben Lederman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Los Angeles, CA, US
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Raków Częstochowa
Number 16
Youth career
2011 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 1 (0)
2020– Raków Częstochowa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Ben Lederman (Template:Lang-he; born 15 May 2003) 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.

On 14 February 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.[2] Lederman was released by the club on 27 February 2020 so he could join Raków Częstochowa.

Lederman made his first team debut on 20 June 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 23 June 2020.[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d Borden, Sam (2013), An American Boy Wonder in Barcelona, The New York Times, retrieved 2020-06-24
  2. ^ "בן לדרמן". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ Ben Lederman at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2020.