![]() 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 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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 | (20) |
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 | 27 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | (7) |
2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | (0) |
Total | 599 | (146) | |
National team | |||
1995 | Israel U16 | 30 | (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 |
Yossi Shai Benayoun (Hebrew: יוסי שי בניון; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national team.