Tal Ben Haim (footballer, born 1989)

Tal Ben Haim

Ben Haim signing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 27)
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 on both flanks of the pitch.

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.