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Taleb Tawatha (or Twatha,[1] Arabic: طالب طواطحه, Hebrew: טאלב טוואטחה; born (1992-06-21)21 June 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin and the Israel national football team.

Taleb Tawatha

Tawatha with Israel U-21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Taleb Tawatha
Date of birth	(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Bnei Sakhnin
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Maccabi Haifa	153	(5)
2016–2019	Eintracht Frankfurt	30	(0)
2019–2020	Ludogorets Razgrad	7	(0)
2020–2022	Maccabi Haifa	18	(0)
2022–	Bnei Sakhnin	0	(0)
National team‡
2007–2008	Israel U16	8	(0)
2008–2009	Israel U17	15	(2)
2009	Israel U18	3	(0)
2009–2010	Israel U19	5	(0)
2011–2013	Israel U21	10	(0)
2011–	Israel	21	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Tawatha started his career at Maccabi Haifa, where he won Israeli Premier League title in 2011 and the Israel State Cup in 2016. He became an integral part of the club's defence, making 204 appearances over the course of seven seasons. In July 2016, Tawatha signed for German club Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga for a transfer fee of €1.5 million, and was part of the team that won the DFB-Pokal in 2018. In August 2019, he was released and two weeks later signed as a free agent with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.

A youth international for Israel from under-16 to under-21 level, Tawatha made his senior debut in 2011.

Early life

Tawatha was born in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family of Sudanese and Bedouin descent.[2]

He also holds Sudanese citizenship.[3]

Career

Maccabi Haifa

Tawatha trained in the youth teams of Maccabi Haifa. In 2009 he made his debut appearance in the senior team. His break-through season was 2010/2011 in which he helped Maccabi Haifa to win the Israeli Premier League championship, scored one goal and assisted five from his position as a left defender. Tawatha won the "Young Discovery Award" and was included in the MVP team of the season. In 2016 he won the Israeli State Cup with Maccabi Haifa.

Eintracht Frankfurt

In July 2016, Tawatha was signed by German club Eintracht Frankfurt for a transfer fee of 1.5 million Euros.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 11 September 2019, Tawatha joined Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad as a free agent.[4]

Career statistics

(correct as of 1 June 2022)[5]

Club Performance			League			Cup			Other			Continental			Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Israel			League			State Cup			Other[6]			Europe			Total
Maccabi Haifa	Premier League	2009–10	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	11	0	1
		2010–11	18	1	3	3	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	5
		2011–12	28	1	4	4	0	1	3	0	0	12	1	3	47	2	8
		2012–13	21	2	6	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	3	6
		2013–14	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	37	0	1
		2014–15	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	1	0
		2015–16	27	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	3
	Total		153	5	16	9	1	3	18	0	1	15	1	4	204	7	24
Germany			League			Other[7]			DFB-Pokal			Europe			Total
Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	2016–17	14	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2	0
		2017–18	13	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	1
		2018–19	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
	Total		30	0	1	7	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	40	2	2
Bulgaria			League			Bulgarian Cup			Europe			Other[8]			Total
Ludogorets Razgrad	First League	2019–20	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	3
		2020–21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	Total		7	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	3
Maccabi Haifa	Israeli Premier League	2020–21	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0
		2021–22	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	0
	Total		18	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	23	0	0
Bnei Sakhnin	Israeli Premier League	2022–23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career statistics			208	5	20	18	3	3	19	0	1	23	1	4	276	9	29

International goals

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2018	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel	Guatemala	2–0	7–0	Friendly

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Premier League: 2010–11, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Israel State Cup: 2015–16
• Toto Cup: 2021–22
• Israel Super Cup: 2021

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 2017–18; runner-up: 2016–17

Ludogorets Razgrad

• Bulgarian First League: 2019–20

References

External links

• Taleb Tawatha at Soccerway
• Taleb Tawatha at Maccabi Haifa Profile
• Taleb Tawatha at IFA National Profile

На других языках

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[de] Taleb Tawatha

Taleb Tawatha (hebräisch .mw-parser-output .Hebr{font-size:115%}טאלב טוואטחה, arabisch طالب طواطحة, DMG Ṭālib Ṭawāṭiḥa; * 21. Juni 1992 in Dschisr az-Zarqa) ist ein israelisch-sudanesischer[1] Fußballspieler. Der linke Verteidiger und israelische Nationalspieler steht bei Maccabi Haifa unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Taleb Tawatha

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[fr] Taleb Twatiha

Taleb Twatiha ou Taleb Tawatha (hébreu : טאלב טואטחה), né le 21 juin 1992 à Jisr az-Zarqa (en), est un joueur de football israélien. Il évolue au poste d'arrière latéral au Maccabi Haïfa FC.

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[it] Taleb Tawatha

Taleb Tawatha (in arabo: طالب طواطحه‎, in ebraico: טאלב טוואטחה‎?; Jisr az-Zarqa, 21 giugno 1992) è un calciatore israeliano, difensore del Maccabi Haifa e della nazionale israeliana.

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[ru] Таватха, Талеб

Талеб Таватха (ивр. ‏טאלב טוואטחה‏‎, араб. طالب طواطحة‎; 12 июня 1992, Джиср-аз-Зарка, Израиль) — израильский футболист, защитник клуба «Лудогорец» и сборной Израиля.

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