| Ataa Jaber | |
| Full Name: | Ataa Jaber |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Majd al-Krum, Israel |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Neftçi Baku |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| 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– |
| Clubs5: | Neftchi Baku |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Palestine |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 January 2024 |
Ataa Jaber (Arabic: عطاء جابر, Hebrew: עטאא ג'אבר; born 3 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi Baku. Born in Israel, he plays for the Palestine national team.
Jaber was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[2]
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.[3]
He moved to F.C. Ashdod in 2021 on a one-year deal.[4]
In 2022, Jaber made his first move to a foreign league signing with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.
In 2023, Ataa Jaber filed a one-time nationality switch in order to be able to play for Palestine. He had previously represented and captained the Israel national U21 team.[5] He debuted with them in a friendly 0–0 tie with Indonesia on 14 June 2023.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011-12 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |||
| Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2014-15 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2016-17 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Liga Leumit | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 100 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 113 | 8 | ||||
| F.C. Ashdod | 2021-22 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Neftchi Baku | 2022-23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2023-24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 58 | 9 | ||||
| Career Total | 229 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 274 | 22 | |||