Mahmoud Jaber

Mahmoud Jaber (or Mahmmoud Gaber,[2][3] Arabic: مَحمُود جَابِر, Hebrew: מחמוד ג'אבר; born 5 October 1999) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team.

Mahmoud Jaber
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999
Place of birth Tayibe, Israel
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 26
Youth career
Hapoel Kfar Saba
2011–2019 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Maccabi Haifa 37 (3)
2019–2021 →Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) 63 (3)
International career‡
2022– Israel 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Jaber was born in Tayibe, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family. His grandfather Abdullah and his father Nabil were renowned local footballers in his hometown.[4] His older brother Abdallah Jaber is also a professional footballer who played for as well as captained the Palestine national team.[5]

Career

Jaber is a youth product of the academy of Hapoel Kfar Saba, before moving to Maccabi Haifa's youth academy at the age of 12. He began his senior career on loan with Hapoel Nof HaGalil from 2019 to 2021.[4] In his second year on loan, he helped Hapoel Nof HaGalil win the 2020–21 Toto Cup Leumit and the 2021–22 Liga Leumit earning promotion into the Israel Premier League. He returned to Maccabi Haifa on 15 August 2021, signing an extension keeping him at the club until 2024.[6] There, he helped them win the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League, 2021–22 Toto Cup Al and 2021 Israel Super Cup in his debut season.[5]

International career

Jaber was first called up to the senior Israel national team ahead of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022.[7] He debuted with Israel in a 2–2 UEFA Nations League home draw against Iceland on 2 June 2022.[8]

Honours

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

Maccabi Haifa

References
  1. "Mahmoud Jaber (Player)".
  2. https://www.turboscores.com/player/303862/721/-183/Mahmmoud-Jaber
  3. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Mahmoud GABER".
  4. "מחמוד ג'אבר: היכרות עם הכישרון הבא במכבי חיפה - ספורט 5". www.sport5.co.il. 25 October 2021.
  5. "Abdallah and Mahmoud Jaber: the brothers playing for Palestine and Israel". BabaGol.
  6. "Mahmoud Jaber extended his contract until 2024". IsraelHayom.
  7. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Team Squad". www.football.org.il.
  8. "Israel vs. Iceland - 2 June 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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