Eden Ben Basat

Eden Ben Basat was born in 1986 in Kiryat Chaim

Ben Basat was born in 1986 in Kiryat Haim to a Jewish family. He is the nephew of defender Eitan Aharoni. He began in the Hapoel Haifa youth department and later moved to the youth department of Maccabi Haifa.

Coach Ronny Levy promoted him to the Maccabi Haifa first team, and he made his league debut in December 2004. He was part of the squad that won the league in 2005 and 2006. He then played on loan for Maccabi Herzliya, Hapoel Haifa, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

In 2009 he signed with Hapoel Haifa and scored 18 league goals in the 2010/2011 season. In 2011 he joined the French club Brest, and in 2013 he moved to Toulouse. In 2014 he returned to Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv and won the league, the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

He went back to Hapoel Haifa in 2017. In 2018 he scored after seven seconds against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, a league record, and he captained the team when it won the State Cup. He later played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and returned to Hapoel Haifa in 2019.

He debuted for the Israel national team in 2012 against Russia and scored his first goal against Luxembourg. He retired in 2022 and became assistant coach of Hapoel Haifa under Ronny Levy. In 2024 he was named professional manager of Hapoel Acre.