Israeli pride: Peretz lifts Southampton over Arsenal and into Wembley spotlight
DANIEL PERETZ rose to the moment with a series of stunning saves vs Arsenal, carrying Southampton to a memorable FA Cup quarterfinal upset this week. (photo credit: REUTERS/TONY O Peretz, who moved from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Bayern Munich and then to Hamburg, has made a number of spectacular saves against Arsenal's young guns, helping the Gunners reach high standings. Daniel Peretz is the toast of the town as Southampton’s Israeli ’keeper has been nothing less than stellar since his transfer to the Championship club from Hamburg .
This past week saw Peretz reach another high when his side defeated the Premier League table leader Arsenal 2-1 in a dramatic FA Cup quarterfinal victory. After Peretz and Southampton secured their place at Wembley Stadium, the 25-year-old netminder spoke to Israeli media about a myriad of topics from battling for promotion, to the situation in Israel, and of course, the win itself. Israeli and Jewish pride “It was truly exciting, the occasion, the match itself, the result, really all of it, especially with everything happening back home, whether it’s the holiday or the war,” Peretz began.
“I feel an immense pride to be Israeli and Jewish and to represent our people like this. As a sporting achievement, it was very emotional for me to be part of this match in such a huge competition. We won, we reached Wembley, it was a great team performance, very emotional.
” Peretz had moved from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Bayern Munich a few years ago and then transferred to Hamburg at the beginning of this season in order to obtain playing time. However, despite signing with Hamburg, Peretz barely saw any time on the pitch and moved to England’s second division, where he has now become a star with Southampton as they try to earn promotion to the Premier League. International Friendly - Israel Training - Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - March 25, 2026 Israel's Daniel Peretz during training (credit: Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters) “I’ll start from the beginning, those two seasons where I didn’t play much at Bayern Munich, I really don’t consider them to have been difficult.
I knew what I was getting into. I matured when I was there and they gave me a lot. The half-season at Hamburger SV where I didn’t play much and a couple subpar matches with the national team were rough.
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