Eden Ben Basat ( he, עדן בן בסט; born 8 September 1986) was an Israeli professional

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who played for the

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side

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

. At the international level, Ben Basat was

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from the under-17 level onward and is now a member of the Israeli national squad.

Early life

Ben Basat was born in

Kiryat Haim Kiryat Haim ( he, קריית חיים , ar, كريات حاييم) is a neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It is considered part of the Krayot cluster in the northern part of metropolitan Haifa. In 2008, Kiryat Haim had a population of just un ...

, Israel, to a

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family. He is the nephew of the legendary defender

Eitan Aharoni Eitan Aharoni (born 21 December 1962) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a defender. Personal life Eitan's son Yohai is also a footballer as is his nephew, Eden Ben Basat. Honours Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 1983–84, ...

, who also played for Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa.

Club career

Ben Basat grew up in the red side of Haifa, at

, but moved to the youth academy of

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Footbal ...

. In the U-16 team, he averaged more than 20 goals per season. Ben Basat played for every national team in Israel.

Ronny Levy Ronny Levy ( he, רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born 14 November 1966) is an Israeli football manager, and a former international football player. Levy played as a defensive midfielder and won championships with both teams Bnei Yehuda and ...

promoted him to the first team of Maccabi Haifa, and he made his first appearance on 19 December 2004 against

Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Nof HaGalil Football Club (, ar, هبوعيل نوف هچليل) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Nof HaGalil, Formally known by the name "Nazareth Illit" until 2019 (The club accordingly was named as Hapoel Nazareth Ill ...

. 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

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. In this game he scored one of the goals. At the end of the

2009–10 Israeli Premier League The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round. On 15 May ...

, Ben Basat negotiated the purchase of his player card with Maccabi Haifa. The negotiated fee settled upon was US$50,000.

Brest

At the end of the

2010–11 Israeli Premier League The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions. Mac ...

season, Ben Basat received a phone call to meet with Maccabi Haifa owner,

Ya'akov Shahar Ya'akov "Yankale" Shahar ( he, יעקב "יענקל'ה" שחר; born 1941) is an Israeli businessman best known for his ownership of Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon ...

. 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 Tomer Hemed ( he, תומר חמד; born 2 May 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team. Early and personal life Hemed was born and ra ...

. Ben Basat politely declined and informed Shahar of his desire to try to play in Europe. In June 2011, Ben Basat announced that he had signed with French club, Stade Brestois 29. Ben Basat cited the club's seriousness in him as well as financial motivations for signing with the club. Ahead of his move to France, Ben Basat acknowledged that it would be difficult. The language barrier as well as there being difficulties adhering to his kosher diet in France were some of the hardships he cited, but signing together with Colombian

Jhon Culma Jhon Jairo Culma (born 17 March 1981), sometimes spelled as John Jairo Culma, is a Colombian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Florida, Valle del Cauca, Culma was raised in Ortigal, Cauca. He began playing y ...

meant that he would have someone who be understanding of his situation.

Toulouse

On 31 January 2013,

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on t ...

signed Ben Basat to a four-and-a-half-year deal from

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for an undisclosed fee.

Maccabi Tel

On 22 July 2014,

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

signed Ben Basat to a four-year deal, for 700,000 €. On 20 October 2014, he scored his debut goal for his team at the 3–1 win against

Hapoel Haifa

On 14 January 2018, Eden Ben Basat scored the first goal of the match for Hapoel Haifa against league champions

Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

, after no more than seven seconds, breaking an all-time

record.

International career

Ben Basat made his debut in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign as a substitute against Russia in a 4–0 defeat, and scored his first goal against Luxembourg in his second appearance.

International goals

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

Honours

Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Championship: 2004–05, 2005–06 Maccabi Tel Aviv *

: 2014–15 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

: 2014-15 *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga ...

: 2014–15 Hapoel Haifa *

: 2017-18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ben Basat, Eden 1986 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Men's association football forwards Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Stade Brestois 29 players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Ligue 1 players Footballers from Haifa Expatriate footballers in France Israeli expatriate sportspeople in France