Yossi Benayoun

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Yossi Benayoun
Personal information
Full name:	Yosef Shai Benayoun
Date of birth:	5 May 1980 (1980-05-05)
Place of birth:	Dimona, Israel
Height:	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Club information
Current club	Queens Park Rangers
Number	35
Youth clubs
1989–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997	Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ajax Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1997–1998 1998–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 2007–2010 2010–2013 2011-2012 2012 2013-	Hapoel Be'er Sheva Maccabi Haifa Racing Santander West Ham United Liverpool Chelsea → Arsenal (loan) → West Ham United (loan) Queens Park Rangers	025 0(15) 130 0(55) 101 0(21) 063 00(8) 092 0(18) 014 00(1) 019 00(4) 006 00(0) 006 00(0)
National team
1998–2001 1998–	Israel U-21 Israel	011 00(5) 093 0(24)

Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun (born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli international footballer, who currently plays for English Championship side Queens Park Rangers. He has previously played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Racing de Santander in Spain, two spells with West Ham United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the Israeli national team. Benayoun is of Moroccan Sephardic origin, which allowed him to acquire Spanish citizenship during his time there.

External links

• Yossi Benayoun FIFA competition record
• Yossi Benayoun profile at Soccerbase
• Chelsea FC profile
• LFChistory.net player profile
• ESPN profile
• BBC Sport profile