Dor Peretz (; born ) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.
Peretz was born and raised in Hod HaSharon, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent. His older brother is former Israeli international footballer Reef Peretz. Peretz is observant (Masorti Jewish).
He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.
On 12 August 2014, Peretz made his senior debut in Maccabi Tel Aviv during a Toto Cup match against Maccabi Netanya. On 10 September 2014, scored his first goal, in a 6âÂÂ0 victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva. In his first season with the senior team he played 28 games in all competitions.
On 26 September 2015, Peretz scored the first goal in his senior career during a league match against Maccabi Haifa.
On 27 January 2017, he moved to Hapoel Haifa on loan until the end of the season.
On 16 June 2021, Peretz signed for three seasons with Italian club Venezia, newly promoted to Serie A. He left Venezia by mutual consent on 5 July 2022.
On 15 August 2022, Peretz signed a new three-year contract with the former Israeli club of his, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Peretz played all the youth teams of Israel since the under-16. On 7 June 2015, he made his debut for the Israel U-21 national team in a 4âÂÂ0 win against Liechtenstein.
In 2015, Peretz was first called up to the Israel national team by the senior's head coach Eli Guttman. On 11 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the senior Israeli squad in a home match against Scotland in the 2018âÂÂ19 UEFA Nations League, that ended in a 2âÂÂ1 win for his native Israel.
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