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.

Yossi Benayoun
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Benayoun playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015
Personal information
Full nameYossi Shai Benayoun[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-05) 5 May 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birthDimona, Israel
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem (sporting director)
Youth career
1989–1992Hapoel Dimona
1992–1995Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1995–1996Ajax
1996–1997Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998Hapoel Be'er Sheva25(15)
1998–2002Maccabi Haifa130(55)
2002–2005Racing Santander101(21)
2005–2007West Ham United63(8)
2007–2010Liverpool92(18)
2010–2013Chelsea14(1)
2011–2012Arsenal (loan)19(4)
2012West Ham United (loan)6(0)
2013–2014Queens Park Rangers16(3)
2014–2016Maccabi Haifa55(11)
2016–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv26(1)
2017–2018Beitar Jerusalem14(3)
2018–2019Maccabi Petah Tikva10(4)
2019Beitar Jerusalem3(0)
Total574(144)
National team
1995Israel U16?(6)
1996–1997Israel U188(12)
1998–2001Israel U2111(5)
1998–2017Israel102(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. 1.0 1.1 "Yossi Benayoun". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. Yossi Benayoun. UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=30048/. Retrieved 3 May 2015. 
  3. "Yossi Benayoun". National Football Teams.