Yossi Benayoun

(יוסי שי בניון)

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Born
1980 (46 years old)
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Dimona, Israel

Position
Sporting Director

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
Eurasian

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Height
175 cm

Weight
70 kg

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2008550

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Beitar Jerusalem

League
Israeli Premier League

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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. Born in Dimona, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona" in Israel. As of 2023, he has been the sporting director of the Israel national team.

Benayoun played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa before moving to Racing Santander in Spain. Three years later he moved to the Premier League with West Ham United, and later Liverpool. In 2010, he signed for Chelsea, where he was used rarely, being loaned to Arsenal and back to West Ham, but nonetheless won the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. After that, he was released by the club and spent a season in the Football League Championship with Queens Park Rangers before returning to Maccabi Haifa.

A full international for twenty years from 1998 to 2018, Benayoun is Israel's most capped player of all time with 101 appearances, and their joint-third top scorer with 23 international goals.

Benayoun holds the position of sporting director for Beitar Jerusalem, the club that he last played for.

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UEFA Europa League

2012-2013

Israeli Premier League

2001-2002

Israeli Premier League

2000-2001

Milestones

Former Youth Teams

1992-1995

1995-1996

1996-1997

Former Senior Teams

1997-1998 25 apps	1998-2002 130 apps	1998-2017
1998-2001	2002-2005 101 apps	2005-2007 63 apps
2007-2010 92 apps	2010-2013 14 apps	2011-2012 19 apps (Loan)
2012 6 apps (Loan)	2013-2014 16 apps	2014-2016 55 apps
2016-2017 27 apps	2017-2018 14 apps	2018-2019 22 apps
2019 15 apps