Eden Ben Basat

Eden Ben Basat, born on 8 September 1986 in Kiryat Haim, is a former Israeli professional footballer who played for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa. He was capped at national level from the under-17 team onward and became a member of the Israeli national squad. He grew up in the Hapoel Haifa youth system but moved to the Maccabi Haifa academy, where he averaged more than 20 goals a season for the under-16 team. Ronny Levy promoted him to the Maccabi Haifa first team and he made his first appearance on 19 December 2004 against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. In 2004 he was the only Israeli selected for an England Schools under-18 team playing the Rest of the World Schools XI, and scored in that match. He is the nephew of defender Eitan Aharoni.