Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun (Hebrew: יוסי בניון ; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli football player. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, and he is the captain of the Israeli national team.
Benayoun playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yossi Shai Benayoun[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 May 1980||
Place of birth | Dimona, Israel | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beitar Jerusalem (sporting director) | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1992 | Hapoel Dimona | ||
1992–1995 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
1995–1996 | Ajax | ||
1996–1997 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 25 | (15) |
1998–2002 | Maccabi Haifa | 130 | (55) |
2002–2005 | Racing Santander | 101 | (21) |
2005–2007 | West Ham United | 63 | (8) |
2007–2010 | Liverpool | 92 | (18) |
2010–2013 | Chelsea | 14 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Arsenal (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2012 | → West Ham United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Maccabi Haifa | 55 | (11) |
2016–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 10 | (4) |
2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | (0) |
Total | 574 | (144) | |
National team‡ | |||
1995 | Israel U16 | ? | (6) |
1996–1997 | Israel U18 | 8 | (12) |
1998–2001 | Israel U21 | 11 | (5) |
1998–2017 | Israel | 102 | (24[3]) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:15, 13 October 2017 (UTC+2) |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yossi Benayoun". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ Yossi Benayoun. UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=30048/. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Yossi Benayoun". National Football Teams.