Itamar Nitzan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Itamar Nitzan

| image = איתמר_ניצן_במדי_מכבי_נתניה_2022.jpg

| fullname = Itamar Nitzan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|23}}

| birth_place = Herzliya, Israel

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Herzliya

| years1 = 2006–2011

| clubs1 = Maccabi Herzliya

| caps1 = 85

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2018

| clubs3 = Ironi Kiryat Shmona

| caps3 = 57

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = → Ironi Ramat HaSharon (loan)

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2016

| clubs5 = → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)

| caps5 = 40

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2022

| clubs6 = Beitar Jerusalem

| caps6 = 120

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Maccabi Netanya

| caps7 = 32

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 385

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalteam1 = Israel U17

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam2 = Israel U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2008

| nationalteam3 = Israel U21

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2021

| nationalteam4 = Israel

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2024–

| managerclubs1 = Bnei Yehuda (assistant manager)

| pcupdate = 24 May 2024

| ntupdate = 24 May 2024

}}

Itamar Nitzan (or Nizan,{{WorldFootball.net}} {{langx|he|איתמר ניצן}}; born 23 June 1987) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{soccerway|itamar-nitzan/175605}}

Early life

Nitzan was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel, to an Israeli family of Jewish descent.https://iturank8.co.il/%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%94-%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%97-%d7%a7%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%94/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

International career

He made his debut for Israel national football team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly against Montenegro. He played a full game in a 3–1 away victory.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=593730|title=Montenegro v Israel game report|date=5 June 2021}}