| Taleb Tawatha | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Years1: | 2009–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps1: | 153 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | Israel U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | Israel U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam4: | Israel U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam5: | Israel U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2011– |
| Nationalteam6: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps6: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 7 June 2021 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 May 2023 |
Taleb Tawatha (or Twatha,[1] Arabic: طالب طواطحه, Hebrew: טאלב טוואטחה; born 1992 6, df=y) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin and the Israel national team.
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.
He also holds a Sudanese citizenship.[2]
Tawatha was born in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family of Sudanese and Bedouin descent.[3]
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.
In July 2016, Tawatha was signed by German club Eintracht Frankfurt for a transfer fee of 1.5 million Euros. On 19 May 2018, he won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final.[4]
On 11 September 2019, Tawatha joined Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad as a free agent.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2009–10 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 153 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 204 | 7 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2016–17[7] | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian First Professional League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 276 | 9 | |||
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[8]
Maccabi Haifa
Eintracht Frankfurt
Ludogorets Razgrad