Ataa Jaber (, ; born 3 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. 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.
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. Unable to reserve a place in the first team, Ataa Jaber signed for Bnei Sakhnin during the 2016–17 season.
He moved to F.C. Ashdod in 2021 on a one-year deal.
In 2022, Jaber made his first move to a foreign league signing with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.
International career Jaber had represented and captained the Israel national U21 team. However in 2023, he filed for a nationality switch to represent Palestine internationally. He debuted in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June.
After the October 7 attacks, Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for Jaber's Israeli citizenship to be revoked.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaccabi Haifa2011-12Israeli Premier League10———102012-1380———802014-151301070—2102015-161914061—2922016-1730—100040Total4415014100632Bnei Sakhnin (loan)2014-15Israeli Premier League101———101Bnei Sakhnin2016-17Israeli Premier League 60———602017-182321020—2622018-191811140—2322019-20Liga Leumit231———2312020-21Israeli Premier League3021041—353Total100631101—1138F.C. Ashdod2021-22Israeli Premier League30200——302Neftchi Baku2022-23Azerbaijan Premier League28550—413762023-2417300—40213Total45850—81589Career Total229181312428127422
Honours Club Maccabi Haifa Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16
Netchi Baku Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup
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