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Ben Sahar ( , changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from סהר ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who played as a striker for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team .1At 16, 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. He has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team . Before transferring to Chelsea, he was a part of Hapoel Tel Aviv , and while he was promoted to the first team by the manager Itzhak Shum , he did not feature in any matches, since his transfer was completed before the start of the 2006–07 season.2 "Acta del Partido celebrado el 15 de mayo de 2010, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the Match held on 15 May 2010, in Palma de Mallorca] (in Spanish).
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Ben Sahar ( ; born 10 August 1989 in Holon , Israel ) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays as a striker or winger for RCD Espanyol . Sahar is known as one of Israel's brightest talents, according to former employers Chelsea . At just 16, he was already the equivalent of a second year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team . Before transferring to Chelsea, Sahar was on the Hapoel Tel Aviv books, and while he was promoted to the first team by the manager Itzhak Shum , Sahar did not feature in any matches due to his transfer being completed before the start of the 2006–07 season. Before coming to Chelsea, he got Polish citizenship (his mother Batya is of Polish origin), which grants him an automatic right to play in the UK , as Poland is an EU member state.
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Ben Sahar ( , changed his last name from סהר ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie .At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team . Before transferring to Chelsea, Sahar was on the Hapoel Tel Aviv books, and while he was promoted to the first team by the manager Itzhak Shum , Sahar did not feature in any matches due to his transfer being completed before the start of the 2006–07 season. Before coming to Chelsea, he got Polish citizenship (his mother Batya is of Polish origin), which grants him an automatic right to play in the UK, as Poland is an EU member state.
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Ben Sahar ( , changed his last name from ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national football team .At 16, 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. He has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team . Before transferring to Chelsea, he was on the Hapoel Tel Aviv books, and while he was promoted to the first team by the manager Itzhak Shum , he did not feature in any matches, since his transfer was completed before the start of the 2006–07 season."Acta del Partido celebrado el 15 de mayo de 2010, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the Match held on 15 May 2010, in Palma de Mallorca] (in Spanish).
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Israeli footballer Ben Sahar ( Hebrew : בן שׂהר , changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from סהר ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Tel Aviv .He has also played for the Israel national team . "Acta del Partido celebrado el 15 de mayo de 2010, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the Match held on 15 May 2010, in Palma de Mallorca] (in Spanish).
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israeli footballer who currently plays as a striker or winger for rcd espanyol
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retired israeli footballer who played as a striker
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