Ataa Jaber
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 Jaber playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ataa Jaber | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Majd al-Krum, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftçi Baku | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 44 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Bnei Sakhnin | 100 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | F.C. Ashdod | 30 | (2) |
| 2022– | Neftchi Baku | 37 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Israel U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ataa Jaber (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-he; born 3 October 1994) is an Arab-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi Baku. Born in Israel, he plays for the Palestine national team.
Early life
Jaber was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[1]
Club career
Ataa Jaber got his professional start with Maccabi Haifa making his senior team debut at 17 years old in the 2011-12 season. In 2012, he was called up to the Israeli U19 team and made his In 2015 he was called up to the Israeli U21 national team and served as captain for four matches.
Unable to lock down a place in the first team, Ataa Jaber signed for Bnei Sakhnin during the 2016/17 season.[2]
He moved to FC Ashdod in 2021 on a one year deal.[3]
In 2022, Jaber made his first move to a foreign league signing with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.
International career
In 2023, Ataa Jaber filed a one-time nationality switch in order to be able to play for Palestine. He had previously represented and captained the Israel national U21 team.[4] He debuted with them in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June 2023.[5]
Honours
Club
- Maccabi Haifa
- Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16
- Netchi Baku
- Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup
References
- ^ ""אם נשמע קריאות גזעניות נעזוב את המגרש"". 4 May 2015.
- ^ ""عطاء جابر قريب من الانضمام لاتحاد أبناء سخنين"". 4 June 2023.
- ^ "" عطاء جابر ينضم للنادي الرياضي أشدود لموسم واحد"". 4 June 2023.
- ^ "" Ataa Jaber completes nationality switch, will represent Palestine"". 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia vs. Palestine - Football Match Summary - June 14, 2023 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Majd al-Krum
- Palestinian men's footballers
- Palestine men's youth international footballers
- Israeli men's footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Arab citizens of Israel
- Arab-Israeli footballers
- Israeli people of Palestinian descent
- Palestinian people of Israeli descent
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Neftçi PFK players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Palestinian expatriate men's footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Men's association football midfielders
- Israeli Muslims
- Palestinian Muslims