Yossi Benayoun Football player

Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun (Hebrew: יוסף שי "יוסי" בניון‎, born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and captains the Israeli national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. Born in Dimona, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona" in Israel.Benayoun played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa before moving to Racing de 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 since 1998, Benayoun is Israel's most capped player of all time with 96 caps, and their joint second top scorer with 24 international goals.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 05, 1980
Birth place	Dimona , Israel
Height (meters)	1.78

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Football player

position	Midfielder
teams	Arsenal F.C. Chelsea F.C. Liverpool F.C. Maccabi Haifa F.C. West Ham United F.C. Israel national under-21 football team Queens Park Rangers F.C. Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Israel national under-17 football team Racing de Santander Israel national under-18 football team Ajax Youth Academy Hapoel Dimona F.C.