1. Ben Sahar is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
32 Facts About Ben Sahar
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Ben Sahar's father is Israeli-born and of Tunisian Jewish descent, who works as an electrician, and his mother teaches sports.
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The law did not pass and as a result, Ben Sahar was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces.
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Ben Sahar began playing football in his hometown of Modi'in, Israel.
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At 16, Ben Sahar was the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea; he first caught the eye of Chelsea staff in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004.
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Ben Sahar was called up to the Chelsea first team to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on 6 January 2007, and made his debut coming on as a substitute for Salomon Kalou in the 76th minute.
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Ben Sahar made his Premiership debut on 13 January 2007, coming off the bench to replace Arjen Robben in the 82nd minute of the match against Wigan Athletic.
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Ben Sahar later made two additional Premier League substitute appearances for the Blues that season, against Manchester United and Everton.
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Ben Sahar suffered numerous injuries during this period and did not manage to score during his nine league appearances.
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Ben Sahar scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Crystal Palace on 22 March 2008.
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Ben Sahar followed this up with further strikes against Scunthorpe United and Norwich City.
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Ben Sahar finished with three goals from 12 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday in his second loan spell in the Championship.
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On 12 June 2008, it was reported that Ben Sahar was in the Netherlands to discuss another season-long loan with Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
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Ben Sahar joined Premier League side Portsmouth on a six-month loan deal on 1 July 2008, and was given the number 26 shirt.
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However, Ben Sahar was forced to endure yet another unsuccessful loan spell.
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Ben Sahar joined Eredivisie side De Graafschap on loan on 2 January 2009.
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Ben Sahar played for De Graafschap until the end of the season.
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Ben Sahar played his first match for De Graafschap in a friendly against Turkish club Sivasspor.
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Ben Sahar scored his first goal in the Eredivisie on 17 January 2009 in his debut match, against Willem II.
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Ben Sahar scored a penalty for the opening goal after missing an earlier penalty attempt.
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Ben Sahar scored his second goal of the match with a close range strike.
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Ben Sahar found great difficulty scoring in the Ligat Ha'Al upon arrival.
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Ben Sahar came back to Israel as a superstar and the pressures that came with this status were difficult to bear at the start of the season.
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When Itay Shechter went out with an injury midseason, Ben Sahar capitalized on the increased playing time to create a striking partnership with Toto Tamuz.
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On 4 July 2011, Ben Sahar joined Ligue 1 side Auxerre on a one-year loan.
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Ben Sahar was on loan to Arminia Bielefeld from January 2014 until June 2014.
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On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Ben Sahar had signed a one-year deal with an option for another year with Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II.
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Ben Sahar finished the season with 7 goals, but Willem II decided not to exercise the option.
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On 8 July 2015, Ben Sahar signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a three-year deal.
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On 7 February 2007, at the age of 17-and-a-half, Ben Sahar became the youngest player to ever play for the Israel national football team, in a friendly match against Ukraine.
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Ben Sahar earned his second cap against England on 24 March 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
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Ben Sahar scored his third international goal on 6 September 2008, with an equaliser in the 90th minute against Switzerland in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, following up with his fourth and fifth international goals a year later in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 9 September 2009.