Ben Sahar
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| Ben Sahar | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ben Sahar | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1989 (age 17) | |
| Place of birth | Holon, Israel | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chelsea | |
| Number | 47 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv FC Chelsea |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006- Present | Chelsea | 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006-present 2007-present |
Israel U-21 Israel |
2 (1) 3 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ben Sahar (Hebrew: בן סהר) (born 10 August 1989 in Holon, Israel) is an Israeli footballer, currently plying his trade at Chelsea FC of the English Premier League. Sahar is known as one of Israel's brightest talents, according to Chelsea. He is sometimes called "Ha'Yeled" or "The Kid" in Israel, due to his young age. At 16, he was already the equivalent of a second year apprentice at Chelsea [1]. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the Israeli under-17 national team. Before transferring to Chelsea, Sahar was on the Hapoel Tel Aviv books, and while he was promoted by manager, Itzhak Shum, to the first team, Sahar was not featured in any matches because his transfer came before the start of the 2006/07 season.
Sahar's former mentor at Hapoel, youth team coach Eyal Hayit hailed his goalscoring potential and technical ability: "He is suitable for Europe because he knows how to achieve the goals he sets himself and he is an exceptionally talented player, He is fast and has fantastic physical ability; he scores 30-40 goals a season and his ball skills are something you don't see here every day." [2]
Before coming to Chelsea, he got Polish citizenship (his mother Batya is of Polish origin), to negate the need for a work permit to play in the UK.[3]
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[edit] Chelsea F.C. Career
Ben Sahar signed for Chelsea F.C. of the English Premier League in May 2006 from Hapoel Tel Aviv FC for £320,000 [4], having previously spent a two month period on trial at Stamford Bridge. He is currently a regular on Chelsea's reserve team.
Sahar was called up to the Chelsea first team to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on the January 6, 2007 and made his debut coming on as a substitute for Salomon Kalou in the 76th minute. On January 13, 2007 [5] made his Premiership debut, coming off the bench to replace Arjen Robben in the 82nd minute of the match versus Wigan Athletic F.C..
[edit] National Team Career And Success
On October 7, 2006 Ben Sahar made his debut for the Israel U-21s in a playoff against France, scoring Israel's goal in the away leg which ended 1-1, on the way to Israel's shock qualification to UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 with a 2-1 aggregate win.
On February 7, 2007, Ben Sahar, at the age of 17½, became the youngest player to ever play for the Israel National Football Team, in a friendly match against Ukraine. He earned his second cap against the England National Football Team on March 24, 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute. Sahar became the youngest player ever to score for the Israel National Team in his third appearance with the team on March 28, 2007, scoring two goals against Estonia in Israel's 4-0 win.
[edit] Future Prospect
Ben Sahar is regarded as Israel's and Chelsea's hottest prospect, along with players such as Toto Tamuz and Eyal Kanfi. While he is only 17 years old, he is already very powerful for his age, and possesses the speed and precision to become a top-notch striker.[6] Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho has been quoted saying that he wishes Chelsea had a youth player with his ability at centre back during the injury crisis. Is engaged to American, Dena Ofengeim(Russian Origin)
[edit] Notes
- ^ New Season's Training Started on Monday (HTML). Chelsea FC (2005-07-10). Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
- ^ Chelsea capture Israeli startlet (HTML). Sky Sports (2005-05-31). Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
- ^ Chelsea sign Tel Aviv teen (HTML). The Jewish Chronicle (2005-06-01). Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
- ^ Chelsea capture Israeli startlet (HTML). Sky Sports (2005-05-31). Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ Chelsea kids play catch up (HTML). The Sun Online (2007-01-10). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
[edit] External links
- Ben Sahar career stats at Soccerbase
- Chelsea fc news story - Youth team wins first game
- Ben Sahar statistics, profile and timeline
| Chelsea F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Čech | 3 A. Cole | 4 Makélélé | 5 Essien | 6 Carvalho | 7 Shevchenko | 8 Lampard | 9 Boulahrouz | 10 J. Cole | 11 Drogba | 12 Mikel | 13 Ballack | 14 Geremi | 16 Robben | 18 Bridge | 19 Diarra | 20 Ferreira | 21 Kalou | 22 Hedman | 23 Cudicini | 24 Wright-Phillips | 26 Terry | 33 Morais | 40 Hilário | 41 Makabu-Makalambay | 47 Sahar | 48 Woods | Manager: Mourinho |
