Amit Ben Shushan Explained

Amit Ben Shushan
Fullname:Amit Ben Shushan
Birth Date:23 May 1985
Birth Place:Jerusalem, Israel
Height:1.77m (05.81feet)
Position:Striker, winger
Youthyears1:2000–04
Youthclubs1:Beitar Jerusalem
Years1:2004–2013
Clubs1:Beitar Jerusalem
Caps1:237
Goals1:41
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Anorthosis Famagusta
Caps2:14
Goals2:1
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Maccabi Netanya
Caps3:20
Goals3:1
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Hapoel Jerusalem
Caps4:8
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2005–2007
Nationalyears2:2006–2008
Nationalteam2:Israel
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalgoals2:2

Amit Ben Shushan (Hebrew: עמית בן שושן; born May 23, 1985) is an Israeli former football 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 Israel national football team against Estonia on September 2, 2006, when he came in as a sub for teammate Michael Zandberg. In the next match against Andorra 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 Russia 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[1] with yearly wages close to 140,000 euro.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ Ο AMIT BEN SHUSHAN . anorthosis.com . 10 July 2013 . 10 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130715033959/http://www.anorthosis.com/news/3881 . 15 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: 140.000 ευρώ . kerkida.net . 10 July 2013 . 10 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712012724/http://www.kerkida.net/articles/a-katigoria/eidiseis/anorthosi/4344-140000-eyro-binteo . 12 July 2013 . dead .