Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz to sit out Paris Olympics after leg injury

Maccabi Tel Aviv goalkeeper Daniel Peretz tries to keep the ball inside during the first leg playoff Conference League soccer match between PSV and Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Philips stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Maccabi Tel Aviv goalkeeper Daniel Peretz tries to keep the ball inside during the first leg playoff Conference League soccer match between PSV and Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Philips stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz will miss the Paris Olympics after suffering a muscle tendon injury in his thigh, his club Bayern Munich announces.

Peretz will be out for several weeks and has returned to Munich, the Bundesliga team adds.

The 24-year-old joined Bayern last year from Maccabi Tel Aviv and has played twice for the club in all competitions.

Peretz was one of three players aged over 23 in Israel’s Olympic squad including from Sean Goldberg and Omri Gandelman. Israel will begin its campaign against Mali on July 24.

It will also face Japan and Paraguay in Group D.

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