Amit Ben Shushan (; born May 23, 1985) is an Israeli former

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player. Ben Shushan can play as a striker or as a supporting forward on the wing. He made a name for himself after his series of goals during Beitar's Intertoto campaign in 2005. He made his debut for the

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against

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on September 2, 2006, when he came in as a sub for teammate

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. In the next match against

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he played for 90 minutes scoring his first senior goal for his country and assisting for 2 more goals. On October 7, Ben Shushan scored Israel's only goal in the away match against

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securing a draw that could have turned vital for Israel. Ben Shushan is part of a group of young players who helped transform Beitar Jerusalem's youth into a leading Israeli soccer academy. At the time he joined Beitar, city rival Hapoel Jerusalem was still the leading youth team in Jerusalem. Despite living less than 200 meters away from Hapoel Jerusalem's training facility in Kiryat-Hayovel, Ben Shushan opted for Beitar.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 10 of July 2013, Shushan signed 2 years contract with yearly wages close to 140,000 euro.

References

* 1985 births Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli men's footballers Israel men's international footballers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Israeli Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Footballers from Jerusalem Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Men's association football forwards 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-forward-stub