Tal Ben Haim (footballer, born 1989)

For the footballer born in 1982, see Tal Ben Haim.
Tal Ben Haim

Ben Haim signing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989
Place of birth Kfar Saba, Israel
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2007 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Maccabi Petah Tikva 122 (29)
2012–2013 Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 (7)
2013– Maccabi Tel Aviv 95 (29)
National team‡
2007–2008 Israel U19 4 (1)
2008–2010 Israel U21 9 (1)
2011– Israel 22 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016

Tal Ben Chaim (or Tal Ben Haim II, Hebrew: טל בן-חיים‎‎; born 5 August 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv as a forward. He can also play in both flanks of the pitch.

Career

Maccabi Petah Tikva

Ben Haim started his career with Maccabi Petah Tikva youth team when he was 14 years old. On 2007–08 season he started playing for the youth ranks of the club, scoring 19 goals in the Israeli Noar Premier League, while late in the season he was promoted to the senior team. On 3 May 2008 he made his debut for the club in a match against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. He scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 24 May 2008.

In the 2008–09 season Ben Haim become a regular choice for the senior squad, and in 2009–10 he occupied the forward position in the club alongside Omer Damari. At the end of the 2011–12 summer transfer window Ben Haim was about to move to Hapoel Tel Aviv after his teammate Omer Damari has moved earlier in that period, but the deal was cut short and he remained with the club for another season. That season was a bad one for the club and eventually it was relegated to the second division.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 16 July 2012, Ben Haim officially signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv in a complicated contract that left Maccabi Petah Tikva 75% of the fees from his next transfer, alongside a release clause of €1.5 million.[1] He made his debut for the club on his 23rd birthday, 5 August 2012, in the Toto Cup. Seven days later he scored his first goal for the club in the Toto Cup against Maccabi Netanya. On 23 August 2012 he made his first appearance in a European competition against the Luxembourg side F91 Dudelange in a match he also scored. Three days later he scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 25 June 2013 Ben Haim was purchased by Maccabi Tel Aviv in a deal including €1.1 million and a future 25% sell-fee to Maccabi Petah Tikva, and he officially signed a four-year contract with the club.[2] He made his debut for the club on 17 July 2013 in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round match against Győri ETO FC. Ben Haim scored his first goal for the club in the second leg of the match against Győri ETO FC just one week later.

He made his debut for Maccabi in the Israeli Premier League in the first round against Hapoel Acre, providing an assist in a match won 2–0.

International career

Ben Haim made his debut for the national team on 29 March 2011 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Georgia. In that match he also scored his first goal for the team, which appeared to be the winning goal, just six minutes after he was substituted into the game.

International goals

As of match played 9 October 2016. Israel score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ben Haim goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2011Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel1 Georgia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 10 October 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus8 Cyprus2–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3 12 June 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina13 Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–3
4 5 September 2016Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel20 Italy1–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 6 October 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia21 Macedonia2–02–1

Personal life

Tal is the son of ex-footballer Ofir Ben Haim.

He has exactly the same name as his fellow Maccabi Tel Aviv central defender, Tal Ben Haim, who also plays for the Israel national football team, and he is referred to in UEFA reports as Tal Ben Haim II or Tal Ben Haim Junior, and wears a jersey with his surname spelled as Ben Chaim to distinguish him from his fellow countryman.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 September 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2006–07 0000100010
2007–08 5100000051
2008–09 240101000260
2009–10 2993130003510
2010–11 30101073003813
2011–12 3493132004012
Total 12229821550014536
Hapoel Tel Aviv
2012–13 3071032714110
Total 3071032714110
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–14 294100091395
2014–15 3073062624511
2015–16 311031101214712
2016–17 58–30821610
Total 95297110235614738
Career Total 2476516328942733384

International

As of 9 October 2016[3][5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Israel
201131
201320
201451
201571
201652
Total225

Honours

Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

  1. ↑ Tal Ben Haim signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv on NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
  2. ↑ TAL BEN HAIM AGREES 4-YEAR DEAL AT MACCABI in Maccabi Tel Aviv official website
  3. 1 2 "Tal Ben Haim". Israeli Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tal Ben Haim". UEFA.
  5. ↑ "Tal Ben Chaim". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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