Mahmoud Jaber (or Mahmmoud Gaber,[2][3] Arabic: محمود جابر, 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.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Tayibe, Israel | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 22 | (3) |
2019–2021 | →Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) | 63 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Israel | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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.[citation needed] 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]
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]
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C. – current squad | |
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