{{short description|Palestinian footballer (born 1994)}} {{more footnotes needed|date=November 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ataa Jaber | image = Ataa Jaber - 27 January 2016.JPG | caption = Jaber playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2016 | full_name = Ataa Jaber | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Majd al-Krum, Israel | height = {{Height|m=1.76|precision=0}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://neftchi.az/en/player/footballer-2023-08-23-123631 |title=Ataa Jaber |publisher=Neftçi PFK |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2005–2014 | youthclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa | years1 = 2012–2017 | clubs1 = Maccabi Haifa | caps1 = 44 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2017–2021 | clubs3 = Bnei Sakhnin | caps3 = 100 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = F.C. Ashdod | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2022–2024 | clubs5 = Neftchi Baku | caps5 = 45 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = Qatar | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam1 = Israel U21 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Palestine | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 10 January 2025 | ntupdate = 20 January 2024 }} '''Ataa Jaber''' ({{langx|ar|عطاء جابر}}, {{langx|he|עטאא ג'אבר}}; 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/250426.html | title="אם נשמע קריאות גזעניות נעזוב את המגרש" | date=4 May 2015 }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.alarab.com/Article/790294| title="عطاء جابر قريب من الانضمام لاتحاد أبناء سخنين" | date=4 June 2023 }}</ref>

He moved to F.C. Ashdod in 2021 on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.alarab.com/Article/1004852| title=" عطاء جابر ينضم للنادي الرياضي أشدود لموسم واحد" | date=4 June 2023 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://footballpalestine.com/ataa-jaber-completes-nationality-switch-will-represent-palestine/| title=" Ataa Jaber completes nationality switch, will represent Palestine" | date=4 June 2023 }}</ref> He debuted in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/667398|title=Indonesia vs. Palestine - Football Match Summary - June 14, 2023 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Playing for Palestine: Former captain of Israel's youth soccer team explains why he switched nationalities |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/bjir4tr16 |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=Ynetnews |date=2023-09-18}}</ref>

After the October 7 attacks, Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for Jaber's Israeli citizenship to be revoked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer player could lose Israeli citizenship over Gaza tribute |url=https://www.jns.org/soccer-player-could-lose-israeli-citizenship-over-gaza-tribute/ |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2023-11-21}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|28 May 2024}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|ata-jabir/236883}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Maccabi Haifa |2011-12 |rowspan="5"|Israeli Premier League |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2012-13 |8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2014-15 |13||0||1||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |2015-16 |19||1||4||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||29||2 |- |2016-17 |3||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!1!!5!!0!!14!!1!!0!!0!!63!!2 |- |Bnei Sakhnin (loan) |2014-15 |Israeli Premier League |10||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |rowspan="6"|Bnei Sakhnin |2016-17 |rowspan="3"|Israeli Premier League |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2017-18 |23||2||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2018-19 |18||1||1||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- |2019-20 |Liga Leumit |23||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- |2020-21 |Israeli Premier League |30||2||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||35||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !100!!6!!3!!1!!10!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!113!!8 |- |F.C. Ashdod |2021-22 |Israeli Premier League |30||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Neftchi Baku |2022-23 |rowspan="2"|Azerbaijan Premier League |28||5||5||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name="UEC"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||1||37||6 |- |2023-24 |17||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name="UEC"}}||0||21||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!8!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!1!!58!!9 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !229!!18!!13!!1!!24!!2!!8!!1!!274!!22 |} {{notelist}}

==Honours== ===Club=== ;Maccabi Haifa *Israel State Cup (1): 2015–16

;Netchi Baku *Azerbaijan Cup (1): Runner-Up 2022-23 Azerbaijan Cup

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{UEFA player}}

{{Palestine squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}

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