Ben Lederman

Ben Lederman (Hebrew: בן לדרמן‎; born May 15, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Rakow Czestochowa. He is of Polish and Israeli descent.

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. He was subsequently invited to train at La Masia and joined the academy thereafter.

In January 2020, Lederman left Belgium and joined Beitar Jerusalem on trial. He did not earn a contract with the Premier League side and instead signed with Liga Alef's Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. On February 14, 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. Lederman was released by the club on February 27, 2020 so he could join Rakow Czestochowa in the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Lederman made his first team debut on June 20, 2020, coming on as a substitute for David Tijanic in the 84th minute against Wisla Krakow. On May 2, 2021, Lederman won the first trophy of his professional career as Rakow Czestochowa defeated Arka Gdynia in the final of the Polish Cup.