| Name: | Yossi Benayoun |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Date of Birth: | 05/05/1980 |
| Height: | 5' 10" (178cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 0lbs (70.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | West Ham Utd, Liverpool, R. Santander |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Yossi Benayoun, who turned 30 in May, spent three seasons at Liverpool having first moved to the Premier League in 2005 when he joined West Ham.
As a schoolboy back in his native Israel, his talent was spotted early and played for the national youth team. He was invited to The Netherlands to join the famous Ajax Academy at the age of 15.
He continued to play for Israel Youth and scored two goals in a match against England with a teenage Michael Owen in opposition, but decided to return to his homeland to begin his senior career at the age of 17 with Hapoel Ber-Sheva.
He moved to Maccabi Haifa a year later where he was top scorer in his first season. Halfway during his four years at the club Benayoun teamed up for the first time with Avram Grant, the future Chelsea manager coaching the side to back-to-back league championships, the first of which was their first title in seven years. It earned Benayoun the Player of the Year award.
Grant would also manage Benayoun for the national team and during his time at Chelsea described him as Israel's best talent.
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