Ataa Jaber (Arabic: عطاء جابر, Hebrew: עטאא ג'אבר; born 3 October 1994) is a 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.
 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 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 41 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Israel U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 | |||
Early life
Jaber was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[2]
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.[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
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.[5] He debuted with them in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June 2023.[6]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of 28 May 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Honours
Club
- Maccabi Haifa
- Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16
- Netchi Baku
- Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup
References
External links
- Ataa Jaber – UEFA competition record (archive)
