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Ataa Jaber

Ataa Jaber is a footballer from Majd al-Krum who plays as a defensive midfielder and represents the Palestine national team.

born 1994Playing for Maccabi HaifaCaptaining Israel's under-21 teamSwitching to the Palestine national team

Born: 3 October 1994, Majd al-Krum
Occupation: association football player

Ataa Jaber was born in 1994 in Majd al-Krum

Jaber was born on 3 October 1994 in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. He began playing in the youth department of Maccabi Haifa.

He made his debut for the Maccabi Haifa senior team on 2 April 2012. A serious injury in May 2013 required surgery and kept him out for the whole 2013/2014 season. In January 2017 he signed with Bnei Sakhnin.

He joined F.C. Ashdod in 2021. In 2022 he moved abroad to Neftchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League, and in 2024 he signed with Qatar SC.

Jaber captained the Israel under-21 team before switching to represent Palestine in 2023. He debuted for Palestine on 14 June 2023 in a 0-0 friendly with Indonesia.

In November 2023, during the Gaza war, he took the field with a keffiyeh in a show of solidarity with Gaza, which caused anger in Israel. Maccabi Haifa removed his player page, and F.C. Ashdod and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for his Israeli citizenship to be revoked.