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Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun ((ヘブライ語:יוסף שי "יוסי" בניון), born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli professional footballer, of Moroccan Jewish origin, 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. ==Early years== Yossi Benayoun was born in Dimona, to a family of Moroccan Jewish origin.〔(Benayoun hopes to get Spanish nationality in August )Ynet, 17:03:05〕 Jason Burt writing for ''The Independent'' described Benayoun's youth years: "aged nine and he was spotted as a footballing talent. Aged 11 and the talent was labelled a genius. By 13, his face appeared on the front of magazines in Israel". Benayoun started his career aged nine with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. To attend training, he regularly hitchhiked the 60 km roundtrip with his father. After making a name for himself, he was scouted by Ajax. They invited the 15-year-old Benayoun and his family to the Netherlands. By his 16th birthday, he was the Ajax youth team's highest scorer and best player, and Ajax duly offered Benayoun a four-year professional contract. However, Benayoun and his family had not settled very well in Amsterdam, and so he turned his back on the contract and returned to Israel after just eight months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yossi Benayoun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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