Matan Peleg
Guatemalan footballer
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Marlon Samuel Peleg Zigger (Hebrew: מתן פלג; born 11 November 1993), known as Matan Peleg, is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Leumit club Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
Full name
Marlon Samuel Peleg Zigger
Date of birth
11 November 1993
Place of birth
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Samuel Peleg Zigger | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Beit She'an | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ironi Nesher | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Ironi Tiberias | 68 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 57 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Hapoel Marmorek | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 33 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 59 | (2) |
| 2025– | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Guatemala | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 October 2025 | |||
Early life
Peleg was born in Guatemala but moved to Israel at an early age, when he was adopted by Israeli parents at two years old, and raised in kibbutz Shaʽar HaGolan.[1]
International career
On 4 June 2021, Peleg made his debut for the Guatemala national football team in their match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played 90 minutes and had two assists in Guatemala's 10–0 victory.[2]
Honours
- Toto Cup Leumit (1): 2019–20