Oday Dabbagh

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Oday Dabbagh
Personal information
Full name Oday Ibrahim Mohammad Dabbagh[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Jerusalem[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Zamalek
Number 98
Youth career
Shabab Al-Ram
2015 Hilal Al-Quds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Hilal Al-Quds 77 (40)
2019 Al-Salmiya 1 (1)
2019–2021 Qadsia 10 (3)
2020–2021Al-Yarmouk (loan) 9 (6)
2021 Al-Arabi 18 (13)
2021–2023 Arouca 37 (11)
2023–2025 Charleroi 42 (6)
2025Aberdeen (loan) 13 (1)
2025– Zamalek 10 (3)
International career
2015 Palestine U19 3 (0)
2017–2021 Palestine U23 15 (5)
2018– Palestine 45 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Oday Ibrahim Mohammad Dabbagh (Arabic: عدي الدباغ; born 3 December 1998) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Palestine national team.

Dabbagh won the top scorer award in the 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League with Al-Arabi. With a tally of 16 goals, Al-Dabbagh stands as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the national team.

Club career

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Hilal Al-Quds

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Dabbagh made his professional debut at the age of 16 for Hilal Al Quds in the 2016–17 season. He scored his first professional goal on 26 December 2015.

He scored two more goals that season, narrowly helping Hilal Al-Quds avoid relegation. The following season saw Hilal Al-Quds increase their goalscoring tally with 9, 12 and 16 goals respectively as Hilal Al-Quds won the West Bank Premier League for the third time in a row. He won the WBPL Golden Boot Award for scoring 16 goals in the 2018–19 season.[2] On 6 May 2019, Dabbagh became Palestine's all-time top scorer in the AFC Cup with a double goal against Lebanon's Nejmeh.

Al-Arabi

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Dabbagh joined Al-Arabi on 14 January 2021, until the end of the season.[3] Dabbagh helped Al-Arabi win the 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League title, and finished the season as league top-scorer with 13 goals.[4]

Arouca

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On 21 August 2021, Dabbagh joined Arouca in the Portuguese Primeira Liga,[5] on a two-year contract.[6] He made his debut on 28 August, as an 80th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Porto.[7] On 18 September, Dabbagh scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw to Vitória de Guimarães.[8]

In a 2–0 win over Estoril on 7 January 2023, he scored his first brace for the club.[9] Two games later he scored twice in a 4–0 victory over Portimonense.[10]

Charleroi

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On 1 July 2023, Dabbagh officially signed for Charleroi in the Belgian Pro League on a three-year contract.[11] He scored his first competitive goal for the Zebras on his debut in a 1–1 draw against OH Leuven.[12]

Aberdeen

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On 2 February 2025, Dabbagh was loaned to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[13] On 24 May 2025, he won the Scottish Cup title, converting a penalty in the shootout following a 1–1 draw.[14] He had earlier contributed to their run to the final when during the semi-final match against Hearts, he scored a last-minute extra time goal to fire Aberdeen into the final.[15]

Zamalek

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In August 2025, Dabbagh signed a four-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek.[16]

International career

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Dabbagh made his Palestine national team debut on 27 March 2018, in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Oman.[citation needed] He later appeared with the senior national team in the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup, which Palestine won.[17] Dabbagh's first senior goal came on 6 September 2018, in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan.[18]

At 20 years of age, Dabbagh was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, and appeared against Australia and Jordan.[19][20] On 1 January 2024, he was named in the Palestinian squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[21] On 23 January 2024, he scored a brace in a 3–0 victory over Hong Kong, which granted his country their first win in the competition, and first ever qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams.[22]

On 21 March 2024, Dabbagh scored his first international hat-trick during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bangladesh in a 5–0 victory.

Personal life

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Dabbagh was born in the Old City of Jerusalem.[23] As a child, he admired Dutch striker Robin van Persie.[24]

Career statistics

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As of 23 November 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arouca 2021–22 Primeira Liga 23 4 1 0 24 4
2022–23 14 7 2 1 5[b] 3 21 11
Total 37 11 3 1 5 3 45 15
Charleroi 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 27 5 2 1 29 6
2024–25 15 1 0 0 15 1
Total 42 6 2 1 44 7
Aberdeen (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 13 1 3 3 16 4
Zamalek 2025–26 Egyptian Premier League 10 3 0 0 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 12 3
Career total 102 21 8 5 1 0 6 3 117 29
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 11 December 2025[26]
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dabbagh goal.
List of international goals scored by Oday Dabbagh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2018 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 11 August 2019 Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, Iraq File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria 2–1 4–3 2019 WAFF Championship
3 3–1
4 5 September 2019 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 3 June 2021 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 15 June 2021 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 3–0
8 24 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 2–1 5–1 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification
9 8 June 2022 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 1–0 1–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 11 June 2022 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 1–0 5–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 23 January 2024 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 1–0 3–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup
12 3–0
13 29 January 2024 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1–0 1–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup
14 21 March 2024 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 4–0
16 5–0
17 11 December 2025 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

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Hilal Al-Quds

Qadsia

Al-Arabi

Aberdeen

Palestine

Individual

References

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