Ataa Jaber
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ataa Jaber | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Majd al-Krum, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qatar | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Neftchi Baku | 45 | (8) |
| 2024– | Qatar | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Israel U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2024 | |||
Ataa Jaber (Arabic: عطاء جابر, Hebrew: עטאא ג'אבר; born 3 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Qatar. Born in Israel, he plays for the Palestine national team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jaber was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Ataa Jaber got his professional start with Maccabi Haifa making his senior team debut at 17 years old in the 2011–12 season. Unable to reserve a place in the first team, Ataa Jaber signed for Bnei Sakhnin during the 2016–17 season.[3]
He moved to F.C. Ashdod in 2021 on a one-year deal.[4]
In 2022, Jaber made his first move to a foreign league signing with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.
International career
[edit | edit source]Jaber had represented and captained the Israel national U21 team. However in 2023, he filed for a nationality switch to represent Palestine internationally.[5] He debuted in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June.[6][7]
After the October 7 attacks, Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for Jaber's Israeli citizenship to be revoked.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 28 May 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011-12 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012-13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2014-15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2015-16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2016-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2014-15 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2016-17 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2019-20 | Liga Leumit | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 100 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 113 | 8 | |||
| F.C. Ashdod | 2021-22 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Neftchi Baku | 2022-23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 58 | 9 | |||
| Career Total | 229 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 274 | 22 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- Maccabi Haifa
- Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16
- Netchi Baku
- Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup
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External links
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Categories:
- 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-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
- Qatar SC players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Qatar Stars 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
- Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Men's association football midfielders
- Israeli Muslims
- Palestinian Muslims
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen