This is our 17th Premier League Player Profile; we are currently three blogs away from covering all Twenty Premier League sides. Today its Liverpools winger Yo si BenayounBefore Liverpool signed Benayoun for a fee of 5 million, the Israeli international was a huge hit, in the Israeli Premier League. Benayoun started out for Hapoel Beer Sheva where he ma sed up fifteen goals in just 25 appearances. His blistering record caught the attention of one of Israels well known sides, Maccabi Haifa. Benayoun featured 130 times for the Greens, as he Alex Dickerson Jersey scored 55 timesover a five year period for Haifa.Yo si Benayoun also claimed many honours while with Haifa, as in the season 2000/2001, Benayoun was named the most valuable player in the Israeli Premier League.The winger decided to switch forces, as he signed for La Liga side Racing Santander in the year 2002, while with Racing, Benayoun appeared 101 times and scored 21 goals with the Spanish club. However his impre sive displays for Racing caught the attention of West Ham and in July 2005, Benayoun signed a 2.5 million deal with the Hammers. Over a two season period, Yo si was able to net seven goals in the English Premier League for West Ham. However Benayoun decided to switch clubs, as he completed a move to Liverpool. So far in his Reds career, Benayoun has scoredseventeen times for Liverpool in the Premier League,and this season he is on course for his most succe sfulcampaign with a Premier League Gregor Blanco Jersey side.This season has seen Yo si Benayoun turn into one of Liverpools better players, as he has performed very well throughout the 09/10 Premier League season. On the other hand before the current campaign even started, Benayoun signed a new two year deal with the Reds, as his contract extension has been upped until the year 2013. Anyway, the Israel International is currently the third highest scorer for Liverpool this season. Yo si Benayoun has scored seven times Wandy Peralta Jersey in all competitions for Liverpool, two of which have come in the UEFA Champions League, the tournament which Liverpool were knocked out of in the Group Stages.Benayouns first goals of this season came in a 4-0 home triumph against Premier League newcomers Burnley. Benayoun scored a hat-trick in that game, while Dirk Kuyt bagged the other goal for Liverpool.Yo sis otherPremier League goals were scored against, Man City and Wolves. However likeI mentioned above, the Liverpool starhas scored twice in Europe this season, however both of his goals came in 2-1 lo ses, one of which was against Lyon and the other being against Italian side Fiorentina.For the time being, Orlando Cepeda Jersey Yo si Benayoun has a very decent stat alongside his name. Benayoun is the only player to have scored hat-tricks, in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Liverpool have struggled this season, however the fans have been impre sed with Benayoun, as he has established himself as a key player for the Reds. Currently though, Liverpool will have to cope with the absence of Yo si Benayoun, as he has been ruled for up to four weeks with a rib injury.Moving on from club football,Benayoun is currently the fifth highest scorer of all time for his international side Israel. TheIsraeli winger is known as TheDiamond in hishome country, plus Benayoun has featured for Israel since the year 1998.Benayoun has scorednineteen times for The Blue and Whites,plus he has scored some notable goals. Benayoun scored, Israels only goal in the 2-1 lo s to Portugal in a friendly match in the year 2000, plushe netted a hat-trick against San Marino a year earlier. Yo si Benayouns recent form in the 2010 World Cup qualification was Pat Burrell Jersey pretty impre sive, as he scored three times in the qualification rounds, once against Switzerland, once against Luxembourg and the other being against Latvia. Overall Benayoun is a vital player for Liverpool, he has been one of the best players this season for the Reds, and hopefully he can continue his form when he hits full fitne s, after his injury.Wednesday Premiership Player Profile George Boateng(by5stars)