Benjamin Lederman

Benjamin Lederman is a defensive midfielder born in Los Angeles on 8 May 2000. He developed in the United States before joining Barcelona’s La Masia academy in 2011, becoming the first American-born player there, according to the supplied account. FIFA eligibility rules later restricted his competitive involvement, and he also spent a period at IMG Academy in Florida. After briefly returning to Barcelona, Lederman joined KAA Gent’s reserve side in 2018 and had a short spell with Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in Israel in early 2020. In February 2020, he moved to Raków Częstochowa, where he helped win the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa title, two Polish Cups and two Polish Super Cups. Lederman represented the United States at under-15 and under-17 level before switching to Poland’s under-21s in 2021. He received a senior Poland call-up in March 2023 and is currently listed with Wieczysta Kraków.