He has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Manchester City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, Standard Liége, Beitar Jerusalem, Charlton Athletic.

[2][3][4] Born in Rishon LeZion, Ben Haim joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv senior squads in 1998 as a reserve player.

After a two-week trial with Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004, Sam Allardyce secured the services of Ben Haim on a three-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £150,000.

Ben Haim's defensive displays in his following seasons at Bolton had attracted the interests of many clubs including Chelsea, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur.

[9] Following the end of the 2006–07 season, Ben Haim's contract with Bolton had expired and his future at Bolton was in doubt with media reports linking him with a move to Chelsea and Newcastle United, ex-Bolton boss Sam Allardyce admitting that he was ready to make an offer to his former charge to bring him to Newcastle.

[10] In June 2007, Chelsea officially announced the signing of Ben Haim on a Bosman transfer after he had passed his medical at Stamford Bridge and agreed on personal terms to join the club on a four-year deal.

However, after the recovery of first team pairing Terry and Carvalho and the impressive form of Alex, Ben Haim found himself to be the fourth choice centre back.

"[11] In a press conference, Avram Grant responded: "I don't think José promised Ben Haim he will play before John Terry, Carvalho and Alex.

Ben Haim joined City on 30 July 2008 for a fee around £5 million, becoming only the second first-team signing of new manager Mark Hughes.

He suffered an injury in the second half of the season, which kept him out of Portsmouth's FA Cup final game against Chelsea, which Pompey lost 1–0.

The case was set to go to a Football League hearing in July 2011, but with new owners (CSI) installed at the club, Portsmouth were able to reach an acceptable agreement with Ben Haim.

The end of the 2011–12 season saw Portsmouth get relegated from the Championship, after which Ben Haim's agent, Pini Zahavi, stated that he would not play in League One despite having one year remaining on his deal, worth around £2 million.

[34] Ben Haim's contract was criticized by administrator Trevor Birch because he was offered £36,000-a-week over four years, shortly before the club first went into liquidation.

[38] He made his debut the next day in an FA Cup match against West Bromwich Albion, where he provided an assist for a late equaliser from Kieron Dyer to make the result 1–1.

[39] On 9 May 2013, Canadian side Toronto FC of Major League Soccer announced they had acquired Ben Haim on loan from Queens Park Rangers.

[40] However, four days later, Toronto FC GM Kevin Payne said that Ben Haim never officially signed for the club as originally announced, and never ended up joining the team.

[43] He continued training with the club for a short time after his release however, and appeared in a pre-season friendly against Exeter City on 11 July 2013.

[44] On 24 July 2013, Ben Haim signed for Belgian side Standard Liège on a two-year contract, following his release from Queens Park Rangers.

[46] On 11 July 2014, Ben Haim signed for Charlton Athletic on a one-year deal, with the Addicks becoming his eighth English club.

[50] On 3 June 2015, Ben Haim signed a two-year contract with his former club and current Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.

[51] On 25 August, he qualified with Maccabi to the Champions League group stage after passing FC Basel in the Play-offs round.