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Ben Sahar Ben Sahar ( , changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from ; born 10 August 1989 ) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for APOEL , on loan from Hapoel Beer Sheva , and the Israel national 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 . Early life . Sahar was born in Holon , Israel , to a Jewish family . His father is Israeli-born and of Sephardic Jewish ( Tunisian-Jewish ) descent , who works as an electrician , and his mother teaches sports . He grew up in the city of Modiin . Before his transfer to Chelsea F.C. , he received a Polish passport , on account of his Israeli-born mother who is of Ashkenazi Jewish ( Polish-Jewish and Latvian-Jewish ) descent , which made him eligible to play as a non-foreigner in EU leagues including the UK , as Poland is a European Union member state . As an Israeli citizen , Sahar was due to return to Israel for a three-year spell of national military service . However , Israeli lawmakers were working on a legislation ( nicknamed The Ben Sahar Law ) that would have allowed Sahar to complete a civil service term in Britain instead . The law did not pass and as a result , Sahar was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces . 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 Modiin , Israel . There , he was enrolled in the Sportop Football Academy , before joining the youth ranks of Hapoel Tel Aviv . Chelsea . Sahar signed for Chelsea of the English Premier League in May 2006 from Hapoel Tel Aviv for £320,000 , having previously spent a two-month period on trial at Stamford Bridge . Sahar was called up to the Chelsea first team to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on 6 January 2007 , and made his debut coming on as a substitute for Salomon Kalou in the 76th minute . Four days later , Sahar came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of Chelseas 1–1 draw with Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup . He made his Premiership debut on 13 January 2007 , coming off the bench to replace Arjen Robben in the 82nd minute of the match against Wigan Athletic . He later made two additional Premier League substitute appearances for the Blues that season , against Manchester United and Everton . Queens Park Rangers . Sahar joined then Championship side Queens Park Rangers , 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 Premier League side Fulham , 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 . After Sahar returned from an injury-plagued spell at QPR , Sheffield Wednesday 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 Crystal Palace on 22 March 2008 . He followed this up with further strikes against Scunthorpe United and Norwich City . The latter goal was important as it ensured Sheffield Wednesdays survival in the Championship . Sahar finished with three goals from 12 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday in his second loan spell in the Championship . Portsmouth . On 12 June 2008 , it was reported that Sahar was in the Netherlands to discuss another season-long loan with Dutch club NEC Nijmegen . 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 FA Cup winners Portsmouth , 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 Nigerian Premier League champions Kano Pillars , Conference South 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 Portsmouths 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 wasnt good enough , then fine . But the fact is that I havent been given that chance to shine , Sahar said of his disappointment at not being given one opportunity to prove himself . De Graafschap . Sahar joined Eredivisie side De Graafschap 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 Sivasspor . 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 Luuk de Jong 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 , Roda JC . His third goal for De Graafschap came in a home game against SC Heerenveen . In this game , he finished well to score the games first goal with his left foot , after good play from Luuk de Jong . His fourth and fifth goals came in the home game against NEC Nijmegen . 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 2008–09 Eredivisie . 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 MVV Maastricht , Sahar scored a goal within 60 seconds of the matchs 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 Espanyol for a fee of £1million on a four-year deal , after leaving Stamford Bridge 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 Liverpool 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 clubs inaugural match at their new stadium , the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat . Sahar scored his first league goal for Espanyol on 23 September 2009 , with a header in a 2–1 victory over Málaga ; also his clubs first goal at the stadium in a competitive match . Hapoel Tel Aviv . 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 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round , after a pass from Itay Shechter and scored in the final qualifying round in the away leg versus Red Bull Salzburg . Sahar found great difficulty scoring in the Ligat HaAl 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 Toto Tamuz . Auxerre . On 4 July 2011 , Sahar joined Ligue 1 side Auxerre 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 players loan spell . Hertha BSC . On 19 July 2012 , Sahar signed for 2 . Bundesliga side Hertha BSC on a free transfer from Espanyol . He made his league debut for the side on 16 September 2012 , coming on in the 82nd minute in Herthas 2–0 win over VfR Aalen . Arminia Bielefeld . He was on loan to Arminia Bielefeld 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 Beer Sheva . On 8 July 2015 , Sahar signed to Hapoel Beer Sheva on a three-year deal . He finished the season with 9 goals contributing to the teams league championship , its first in 40 years . International career . On 7 October 2006 , Sahar made his debut for the Israel U-21s in a playoff against France – scoring Israels goal in the away leg which ended 1–1 , on the way to Israels shock qualification to UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 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 Israel national football team , in a friendly match against Ukraine ( a feat since surpassed by Gai Assulin ) . In doing so , he became Chelseas youngest player to earn an international cap . He earned his second cap against England 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 Estonia as a substitute in Israels 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 Switzerland in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier , following up with his fourth and fifth international goals a year later in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 9 September 2009 . Honours . Hapoel Tel Aviv - Israel State Cup : 2010–11 Hertha BSC - 2 . Bundesliga : 2012–13 Hapoel Beer Sheva - Israeli Premier League : 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 - Israel State Cup : 2019–20 - Toto Cup : 2016–17 - Israel Super Cup : 2016