Ben Sahar (, changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a striker for

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. He has also played for the Israel national team.

Early life

Sahar was born in

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, Israel, to a Jewish family. His father is Israeli-born and of Tunisian Jewish descent, who works as an electrician, and his mother teaches sports.">"Sahar's Chelsea career under threat" - ''Telegraph''
/ref> He grew up in the city of

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, Israel. Before his transfer to

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, he acquired a Polish passport as well, on account of his Israeli-born mother who is of

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and

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descent, that made him eligible to play as a non-foreigner in EU leagues including the UK. As an Israeli citizen, Sahar was due to return to Israel for a three-year spell of

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in the IDF. However, Israeli lawmakers were working on a legislation (nicknamed "The Ben Sahar Law") that would have allowed Sahar to complete a national service (

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) term in England instead. The law did not pass and as a result, Sahar was drafted into the

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. Under the terms of his military service, he had to visit his military base every time he was on vacation in Israel.

Club career

Sahar began playing football in his hometown of

, Israel. There, he was enrolled in the ''Sportop Football Academy'', before joining the youth ranks of

. While he was promoted to the first team by manager

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, he did not feature in any matches, since his transfer was completed before the start of the 2006–07 season. 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.

Chelsea

Sahar signed for Chelsea of the English

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in May 2006 from Hapoel Tel Aviv for £320,000, having previously spent a two-month period on trial at

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. Sahar was called up to the Chelsea first team to play Macclesfield Town in the

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on 6 January 2007, and made his debut coming on as a substitute for

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in the 76th minute. Four days later, Sahar came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of Chelsea's 1–1 draw with

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in the League Cup. He made his Premiership debut on 13 January 2007, coming off the bench to replace

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in the 82nd minute of the match against

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. He later made two additional Premier League substitute appearances for the Blues that season, against

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and Everton.

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

Sahar joined then

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side

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, on loan, for the beginning of the 2007–08 season, on 26 July 2007, for an initial three-month period. He followed this up with two goals in a pre-season friendly against

side

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, earning Queens Park Rangers a 2–1 win. Following this, his loan-deal was then extended to 2 January 2008. Sahar suffered numerous injuries during this period and did not manage to score during his nine league appearances.

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

After Sahar returned from an injury-plagued spell at QPR,

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completed the signing of Sahar on an initial one-month loan from Chelsea on 21 February 2008. This was extended until 19 April, and again until the end of the season on 4 May 2008. Sahar scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against

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on 22 March 2008. He followed this up with further strikes against

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and

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. The latter goal was important as it ensured Sheffield Wednesday's survival in the Championship. Sahar finished with three goals from 12 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday in his second loan spell in the Championship.

Portsmouth (loan)

On 12 June 2008, it was reported that Sahar was in the Netherlands to discuss another season-long loan with Dutch club

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. However, according to NEC officials a deal could not be signed with Sahar due to financial issues. Instead he agreed to a six-month loan deal with

winners

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, and on 1 July he was officially unveiled as a Portsmouth player. Sahar joined Premier League side Portsmouth on a six-month loan deal on 1 July 2008, and was given the number 26 shirt. He featured regularly in pre-season for Portsmouth, making seven appearances and scoring against

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champions

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side Havant & Waterlooville, and Southern Football League Division One South & West side Gosport Borough. However, Sahar was forced to endure yet another unsuccessful loan spell. Despite being involved in many of Portsmouth's pre-season matches, Sahar did not play once for Portsmouth; he was an unused substitute in three of their matches. "If I had played a few games and they said I wasn't good enough, then fine. But the fact is that I haven't been given that chance to shine," Sahar said of his disappointment at not being given one opportunity to prove himself.

De Graafschap (loan)

Sahar joined

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side

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on loan on 2 January 2009. He played for De Graafschap until the end of the season. He played his first match for De Graafschap in a friendly against Turkish club

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. He scored his first two goals for De Graafschap in a friendly match against Belgian team K.V. Mechelen. He scored his first goal in the Eredivisie on 17 January 2009 in his debut match, against Willem II. After only 17 minutes, Sahar received a pass from

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and then curled the shot into the top corner, after passing a defender in the box. His second goal came in an away game against fellow relegation strugglers,

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. His third goal for De Graafschap came in a home game against

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. In this game, he finished well to score the game's first goal with his left foot, after good play from Luuk de Jong. His fourth and fifth goals came in the home game against

. Sahar scored a penalty for the opening goal after missing an earlier penalty attempt. He scored his second goal of the match with a close range strike. This match finished in a 2–2 draw. De Graafschap finished second-bottom in the

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. This meant that they would have to participate in play-offs with teams from the Dutch second division in order to retain their place in the Eredivisie. In their first play-off match against

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, Sahar scored a goal within 60 seconds of the match's commencement to set up a 3–2 away win for De Graafschap. Sahar finished with five goals and one assist in 16 appearances for De Graafschap in the 2008–09 Eredivisie, and in the relegation playoffs he scored one goal and made two assists in six games, making of a total of six goals and three assists in 22 games.

Espanyol

Sahar moved to

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for a fee of £1million on a four-year deal, after leaving

in the summer of 2009. He was presented with the number 14 jersey. On 2 August 2009, Sahar scored two goals in a friendly match against

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as a substitute, also picking up the man-of-the-match award in a 3–0 win. These were the second and third goals of the match, scored at the club's inaugural match at their new stadium, the

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. Sahar scored his first league goal for Espanyol on 23 September 2009, with a header in a 2–1 victory over

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; also his club's first goal at the stadium in a competitive match.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

Despite the objections of his agent, Ronen Katzav, on 20 July 2010, Sahar joined his youth club Hapoel Tel Aviv on a one-year loan. Hapoel Tel Aviv also purchased 10% of the transfer rights for £100,000. Sahar scored his first goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv against FK Aktobe from Kazakhstan in the

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third qualifying round, after a pass from

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and scored in the final qualifying round in the away leg versus Red Bull Salzburg. Sahar found great difficulty scoring in the Ligat Ha'Al upon arrival. Assistant manager, Yossi Abuksis attributed this to a mental difficulty that Sahar created for himself. 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. When Itay Shechter went out with an injury midseason, Sahar capitalized on the increased playing time to create a striking partnership with

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Auxerre (loan)

On 4 July 2011, Sahar joined

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side

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on a one-year loan. Auxerre had an option to sign Sahar permanently for a fee of €1.5 million which the club did not take advantage of at the end of the player's loan spell.

Hertha BSC

On 19 July 2012, Sahar signed for 2. Bundesliga side

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on a free transfer from

. He made his league debut for the side on 16 September 2012, coming on in the 82nd minute in Hertha's 2–0 win over

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Arminia Bielefeld (loan)

He was on loan to

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from January 2014 until June 2014.

Willem II

On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Sahar had signed a one-year deal with an option for another year with Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II. He finished the season with 7 goals, but Willem II decided not to exercise the option.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 8 July 2015, Sahar signed to

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on a three-year deal. He finished the 2015–16 season with nine goals, contributing to the team's first league championship in 40 years.

Maccabi Haifa

Displaying his skills as a striker, Sahar played a significant role in Maccabi Haifa's victories in the 2021 Israel Super Cup and the Toto Cup.

Maccabi Petah Tikva

On 1 July 2023, Sahar joined Maccabi Petah Tikva. On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club,

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, after beating

1–0 in the

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The return to Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 18 August 2024 returned to

after it relegated to

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International career

On 7 October 2006, Sahar made his debut for the Israel U-21s in a playoff against

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– scoring Israel's goal in the away leg which ended 1–1, on the way to Israel's shock qualification to

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with a 2–1 aggregate win. On 7 February 2007, at the age of 17-and-a-half, Sahar became the youngest player to ever play for the

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, in a friendly match against

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(a feat since surpassed by Gai Assulin). In doing so, he became Chelsea's youngest player to earn an international cap. He earned his second cap against

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on 24 March 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute. Sahar became the youngest player to score for the Israel national football team in his third appearance with the team on 28 March 2007, scoring two goals against

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as a substitute in Israel's 4–0 win. This was the youngest international goal scored by a Chelsea player. Sahar scored his third international goal on 6 September 2008, with an equaliser in the 90th minute against

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in a

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qualifier, following up with his fourth and fifth international goals a year later in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against

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on 9 September 2009.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sahar goal''.

Honours

Hapoel Tel Aviv *

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Hertha BSC * 2. Bundesliga:

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Hapoel Beer Sheva *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Israel State Cup: 2019–20 *

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: 2016–17 *

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Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 2021–22,

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* Toto Cup: 2021–22 * Israel Super Cup:

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Maccabi Petah Tikva *

: 2023–24

References

External links

Early life

Club career

Chelsea

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

Portsmouth (loan)

De Graafschap (loan)

Espanyol

Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

Auxerre (loan)

Hertha BSC

Arminia Bielefeld (loan)

Willem II

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Petah Tikva

The return to Hapoel Tel Aviv

International career

Career statistics

International

Honours

See also

References

External links