Eden Ben Basat
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiryat Haim, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Toulouse FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | Maccabi Haifa | 21 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Maccabi Herzliya (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 26 | (13) |
| 2008 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Hapoel Haifa | 60 | (27) |
| 2011–2013 | Brest | 52 | (13) |
| 2013– | Toulouse | 22 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Israel U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Israel U18 | 3 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Israel U19 | 10 | (5) |
| 2012– | Israel | 11 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Eden Ben Basat (Hebrew: עדן בן בסט; born 8 September 1986) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Toulouse. At the international level, Ben Basat was capped from the under-17 level onward and is now a member of the Israeli national squad.[1]
He is the nephew of the legendary defender Eitan Aharoni, who also played in Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa.
Career
Ben Basat grew up in the red side of Haifa, at Hapoel Haifa, but moved to the youth academy of Maccabi Haifa. In the U-16 team he averaged more than 20 goals per season. Ben Basat played for every national team in Israel. Ronny Levy promoted him to the first team of Maccabi Haifa, and he made his first appearance on 19 December 2004 against Hapoel Nazareth Illit.
Ben Basat was the only Israeli selected to play an England Schools under-18 team with the Rest of the World Schools XI in a match to celebrate the 2004 centenary of the English Schools' Football Association.[2] In this game he scored one of the goals.[3]
At the end of the 2009–10 Israeli Premier League, Ben Basat negotiated the purchase of his player card with Maccabi Haifa. The negotiated fee settled upon was US$50,000.[4]
Stade Brestois 29
At the end of the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League season, Ben Basat received a phone call to meet with Maccabi Haifa owner, Ya'akov Shahar.[4] In that meeting, Shahar asked Ben Basat to return to Haifa in order to become a central part of the attack together with Tomer Hemed.[4] Ben Basat politely declined and informed Shahar of his desire to try to play in Europe.[4] In June 2011, Ben Basat announced that he had signed with French club, Stade Brestois 29.[4] Ben Basat cited the club's seriousness in him as well as financial motivations for signing with the club.[4]
Ahead of his move to France, Ben Basat said that he knows it will be difficult.[4] The language barrier as well as there being difficulties adhering to his kosher diet in France are some of the hardships he cited, but signing together with Colombian Jhon Culma meant that he has someone who will understand where he comes from.[4]
Toulouse
On 31 January 2013, Toulouse FC signed Eden on a 4 and-a-half years deal from Brest on an undisclosed fee.
International
Eden made his debut in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign as a substitute against Russia in the 4–0 defeat, and scored his first goal against Luxembourg in his second appearance.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2012 | Stade Josy Barthel, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 October 2012 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 6 February 2013 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Finland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 22 March 2013 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Portugal | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 26 March 2013 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 11 October 2013 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 15 October 2013 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- With Maccabi Haifa
References
- ↑ "National team player's details: Ben Basat Eden". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "Wilson To Play in England vs. Rest of the World Match". CanadaSoccer. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "Brown strike seals victory" (reprint). Newcastle Evening Chronicle (The Free Library (Farlex)). 20 May 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Ben Dor, Doron (11 June 2011). "בן בסט: לכסף שהציעו לי היה משקל בהחלטה" [Ben Basat: The Money Offered To Me Had Weight In My Decision] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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