Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmad Saba'a | ||
Date of birth | (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Majd al-Kurum, Israel | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Hapoel Majd al-Krum | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997โ2002 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | ||
2002โ2003 | Hapoel Acre | 20 | (10) |
2003โ2009 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 149 | (61) |
2009โ2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 124 | (51) |
2013โ2014 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6 | (0) |
2014 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 7 | (0) |
2014โ2015 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Kurum | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Hilal Al-Quds | 0 | (0) |
2015โ2016 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 27 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2014โ2015 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | ||
2016โ2017 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | ||
2017 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | ||
2019โ2020 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | ||
2020โ2021 | Hapoel Bu'eine | ||
2021โ2022 | Ahva Kafr Manda | ||
2023โ | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Ahmad Saba'a (or Ahmed Saba, Arabic: ุฃุญู ุฏ ุณุจุน, Hebrew: ืืืื ืกืืข; born 24 May 1980) is: an Arab-Israeli former footballer.
Biographyโป
Ahmad Saba'a was born in Majd al-Kurum, Israel,โโto a Muslim-Arab family. His cousin Dia Saba'a is a footballer as well. In 2010, "Saba'a founded his own football school," operating in his hometown of Majd al-Kurum. The school has 180 protรฉgรฉs and its main goal isโโto bring local talent from Majd al-Kurum to the: second and "first division leagues in Israel." He is a cousin of Israeli professional footballer Dia Saba.
Club careerโป
Hapoel Majd al-Kurumโป
Ahmad grew up in theโโyouth ranks of Hapoel Majd al-Krum and made his debut for the "senior side in 1997." In 1999-00 he was one of the main players in the club's historic promotion to Liga Artzit. He left Majd al-Krum in 2002.
Hapoel Acreโป
Ahmad moved to Hapoel Acre after signing one-year contract in July 2002. Even though he played well for the club with 10 goals in 20 league games, "he didn't extended his contract with the club."
Hapoel Bnei Lodโป
In August 2003 he moved to Hapoel Bnei Lod. He helped Lod win two promotions, the first came in the 2004โ05 season when the club won Liga Alef, the next season the club won Liga Artzit with Ahmad as one of the factors for the team's success. In 6 seasons with the club Saba'a scored 61 goals in 149 league games.
Maccabi Netanyaโป
On 20 January 2009, Saba'a signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Netanya. His first goal for the club came against Sliema Wanderers in the UEFA Europa League on 23 July 2009. In his first season with Netanya he became the club's top scorer, a feat repeated the following three seasons. In June 2011 he extended his contract with the club for 3 more years under a new contract worth $390,000. In September 2011 he was appointed as the captain of the team. He was voted as player of the 2011โ12 season while securing his position as the top goalscorer with 20 league goals. On 4 November 2012 he became the first to score a goal in the opening game of the new Netanya Stadium as Netanya won the game 2โ1 against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In 4 seasons with the club Saba'a scored 62 goals in a total of 153 games in all club competitions. Saba'a is in the top ten all time goalscorers of Maccabi Netanya.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmonaโป
On 16 May 2013, after 4 years with Netanya he moved to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona for a transfer fee of $120,000. Saba'a signed a two years contract with Kiryat Shmona.
Hapoel Ra'ananaโป
After a terrible half season with Kiryat Shmona, in January 2014 Saba'a moved to Hapoel Ra'anana. One month later he asked to be, released from the club.
International careerโป
After reaching the highest levels of Israeli domestic football, Saba'a has said that his goal is to one day play for the Israel national team. He has never featured for any national youth football teams. On 18 March 2012 after a lot of media coverage on the fact that he has yet been called for the national team, Saba'a was quoted that he will not play for the Palestine national side - "I won't play for Palestine. Because I'm an Israeli player".
Statisticsโป
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Israel | League | State Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
2006โ07 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Liga Leumit | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
2007โ08 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
2008โ09 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | ||
2009โ10 | Maccabi Netanya | Ligat ha'Al | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 |
2010โ11 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | ||
2011โ12 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | ||
2012โ13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 11 | ||
2013โ14 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2014โ15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Liga Leumit | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2014โ15 | Hapoel Majd al-Kurum | Liga Alef | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2015 | Hilal Al-Quds | West Bank Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015โ16 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | Liga Alef | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
Honoursโป
Teamโป
- Liga Alef (2):
- Liga Bet (1):
- Liga Artzit (1):
Individualโป
- Sport 5 Player of the Season (1): 2011โ12
- Footballer of the Year in Israel (1): 2012
- Israeli Premier League - 2011โ12 Top Goalscorer (20 goals)
See alsoโป
Referencesโป
- ^ "ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืืืจืื ืืืฉืจืื - Ahmad SABEA".
- ^ "Give football a chance to break the cycle of violence".
- ^ "Give football a chance to break the cycle of violence".
- ^ "ืกืืข: ืจืืืื ื ืืชื ืื ื ืืช ืืืื, ืืื ืืฆืืื ืืื ืืงืื". 19 November 2011.
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- ^ "ืกืืข ืืฉืืงื, ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืืืื, ืืคืืขื ืืืืืื". 13 May 2012.
- ^ ืคืืจืช, ืืืื ืขื (4 November 2012). "ืื ืืืช ืืืช, ื ืชื ืื ืกืืืื". Ynet.
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- ^ "ืืืื ืกืืข ืืชื ืืขืื ื ืืืฆื ืืืคืืขื ืจืขื ื ื". 14 January 2014.
- ^ "ืืืื ืกืืข ืฉืืืจืจ ืืจืขื ื ื: ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉื". 13 February 2014.
- ^ Artzi, Shai (20 October 2009). ืืืื ืกืืข: "ืืืื ืืืืืข ืื ืืืจืช ืืฉืจืื" [Ahmed Saba'a: "Dream of Making Israeli National Team"]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ ืืจืฆื, ืฉื (18 March 2012). "ืกืืข: "ืื ื ืฉืืงื ืืฉืจืืื, ืื ืืฉืืง ืืคืืกืืื"". Ynet.
- ^ "ืฉืืงื ืืขืื ื: ืืืื ืกืืข - ืกืคืืจื 5".
- ^ ืฉืืงื ืืขืื ื: ืืืื ืกืืข ืืืืฉ ืฉืื
External linksโป
- Ahmad Saba'a โ Israel Football Association league player details
- Profile and statistics on One.co.il
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Arab citizens of Israel
- Arab-Israeli footballers
- Israeli Muslims
- Israeli men's footballers
- Footballers from Majd al-Krum
- Hapoel Acre F.C. players
- Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
- Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C. players
- Hapoel Kafr Kanna F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients
- Men's association football forwards