Jonathan Assous

Jonathan Victor Gerard Assous (; born September 2, 1983) is a French-Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In France, Assous was widely known for his temper and rough play.

Career Assous began his professional career in the Ligue 2 with club AS Nancy. Sparingly making a league appearance, he moved down to the Championnat National to play with Nîmes. Fine performances in the Championnat earned him a contract with Angers. There he grabbed headlines for his rough play which got him ejected on numerous occasions. Frenchman Kevin Pariente and Americans Benny Feilhaber and Jonathan Bornstein were originally scouted for the club. After Maccabi could not come to terms with their respective clubs, they turned to Assous who was having a good season in France.

Immediately after being bought, Assous went to the Jewish Agency offices in Paris to fill out all necessary forms for receiving Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.

In 2008, he was joined in Israel by his brother, Gary who signed with Maccabi Netanya.

From 2009 to 2011, he was playing for Hapoel Petah Tikva.

In January 2011, he joined Hapoel Ramat Gan but the club had been relegated to Liga Leumit, so he did not want to continue in this team.

In August 2011, he joined for a second Time Hapoel Petah Tikva, club where he is liked by all ultras, for his temper, and his aggressive style of play. In May 2012, Hapoel Petah Tikva was relegated to Liga Leumit, but Assous decided to continue with the club, and to sign a 3 years contract, in August 2012.

In October 2014, he joined Liga Gimel club, Shimshon Tel Aviv.