Daniel Koperberg (Hebrew: דניאל קופרברג; born December 8, 1997) is a Russian-born Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League.
 Koperberg playing for Israel U-20 in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 33 – Maccabi Haifa | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Israeli National League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 8, 1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli / Russian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hebrew Reali, Haifa | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Hapoel Afula | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
| 2021- | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||
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Early years
editKoperberg was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was adopted by an Israeli family[citation needed] a few months after his birth. Koperberg grew up in Haifa, Israel, where he played for Maccabi Haifa's youth team and the Hebrew Reali high-school team.
Professional career
editOn July 7, 2016, Koperberg signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.[1] That season, Koperberg participated at the Israeli League All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest.
On January 9, 2018, Koperberg signed a two-year contract extension with Maccabi Haifa. At the same day, he was loaned to Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League for the rest of the season.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Koperberg won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship title with Haifa, earning a promotion back to the Israeli Premier League.
On December 23, 2019, Koperberg parted ways with Haifa.[3]
On December 30, 2019, Koperberg signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[4]
Israeli national team
editKoperberg was a member of the Israeli Under-18 national team.[5]
In July 2017, Koperberg helped the Israeli Under-20 national team to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship finals by averaging 10.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[6] One month later, he participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
References
edit- ^ "Maccabi Haifa signs Amit Simhon, extends Daniel Koperberg". Sportando. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa extends Daniel Koperberg". Sportando. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "מבלי שמצא קבוצה: קופרברג שוחרר ממכבי חיפה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "דניאל קופרברג אדום לשלוש השנים הבאות". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Koperberg at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
- ^ "Koperberg at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com.