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Amit Ben Shushan

Amit Ben Shushan is an Israeli former football striker who played most of his career for Beitar Jerusalem and for the Israel national team.

born 1985Striker for Beitar JerusalemEqualizer for Israel against Russia2 Israeli league titles

Born: 23 May 1985, Jerusalem
Occupation: association football player

Amit Ben Shushan was born in 1985 in Jerusalem

Amit Ben Shushan was born on May 23, 1985, in Jerusalem. He grew up near the Hapoel Jerusalem training ground in Kiryat HaYovel but chose to join the Beitar Jerusalem youth department.

He moved up to the Beitar senior team in 2004. In the 2005 Intertoto Cup he scored a hat trick against Sileks and added more goals in later matches. With Beitar he won 2 league titles, 2 State Cups and 1 Toto Cup.

In 2006 he made his debut for Israel in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. He scored against Andorra and scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Russia. Up to 2008 he played 12 matches for Israel and scored 2 goals.

In 2009 television footage showed him singing a racist song with fans, and he apologized to Salim Toama. In 2013 he joined Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus, then played for Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Jerusalem. He played his last match on January 15, 2016.

He is married with 3 children and runs a scouting company.

Amit Ben Shushan's life in 6 milestones

2004
Moved up to the Beitar Jerusalem senior team.
2006
Made his debut for the Israel national team against Estonia.
2007
Played for the Israel under-21 team that reached the European Championship.
2013
Signed with Anorthosis Famagusta.
2015
Signed with Hapoel Jerusalem.
2016
Played his last match and retired.