Ahmad Saba'a
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmad Saba'a | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth |
Majd al-Kurum , Israel | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Hapoel Majd al-Krum | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2002 |
Hapoel Majd al-Krum | ||
2002–2003 | Hapoel Acre | 20 | (10) |
2003–2009 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 149 | (61) |
2009–2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 124 | (51) |
2013–2014 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6 | (0) |
2014 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Kurum | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Hilal Al-Quds | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 27 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | ||
2016–2017 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | ||
2017 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | ||
2019–2020 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | ||
2020–2021 | Hapoel Bu'eine | ||
2021–2022 | Ahva Kafr Manda | ||
2023– | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmad Saba'a (or Ahmed Saba,
Biography
Ahmad Saba'a was born in
Club career
Hapoel Majd al-Kurum
Ahmad grew up in the youth ranks of
Hapoel Acre
Ahmad moved to
Hapoel Bnei Lod
In August 2003 he moved to
Maccabi Netanya
On 20 January 2009, Saba'a signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Netanya.
In 4 seasons with the club Saba'a scored 62 goals in a total of 153 games in all club competitions. Saba'a is in the top ten all time goalscorers of Maccabi Netanya.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
On 16 May 2013, after 4 years with Netanya he moved to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona for a transfer fee of $120,000. Saba'a signed a two years contract with Kiryat Shmona.[11]
Hapoel Ra'anana
After a terrible half season with Kiryat Shmona, in January 2014 Saba'a moved to
International career
After reaching the highest levels of Israeli domestic football, Saba'a has said that his goal is to one day play for the Israel national team.[14] He has never featured for any national youth football teams. On 18 March 2012 after a lot of media coverage on the fact that he has yet been called for the national team, Saba'a was quoted that he will not play for the Palestine national side - "I won't play for Palestine because I'm an Israeli player".[15]
Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Israel | League | State Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
2006–07 |
Hapoel Bnei Lod |
Liga Leumit | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
2007–08 |
30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
2008–09 |
31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | ||
2009–10 | Maccabi Netanya | Ligat ha'Al | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 |
2010–11 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | ||
2011–12 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | ||
2012–13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 11 | ||
2013–14 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Hapoel Ra'anana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
Liga Leumit | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2014–15 | Hapoel Majd al-Kurum | Liga Alef | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2015 | Hilal Al-Quds | West Bank Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | Liga Alef | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
Honours
Team
- Liga Alef (2):
- Liga Bet (1):
- Liga Artzit (1):
Individual
- Sport 5 Player of the Season (1): 2011–12[16]
- Footballer of the Year in Israel (1): 2012[17]
- Israeli Premier League - 2011–12 Top Goalscorer (20 goals)
See also
- Sports in Israel
References
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Ahmad SABEA".
- ^ "Give football a chance to break the cycle of violence".
- ^ "Give football a chance to break the cycle of violence".
- ^ "סבע: ראובן נותן לנו את כולו, הוא יצליח בכל מקום". 19 November 2011.
- ^ Mendel, Jack (15 October 2018). "Give football a chance to break the cycle of violence". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Blech, Dor (20 October 2009). אחמד סבע חתם במכבי נתניה [Ahmed Saba'a Signed With Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "אחמד סבע חתם ל-3 שנים בנתניה: אין מאושר ממני". 5 June 2011.
- ^ ארצי, שי (September 2011). "מכבי נתניה: אחמד סבע מונה לקפטן הקבוצה". Ynet.
- ^ "סבע השחקן, בן שמעון המאמן, הפועל האכזבה". 13 May 2012.
- ^ פורת, אבינעם (4 November 2012). "חנוכת בית, נתניה סטייל". Ynet.
- ^ "סבע חתם בק"ש: מבקש סליחה מאוהדי נתניה". 16 May 2013.
- ^ "אחמד סבע חתם לעונה וחצי בהפועל רעננה". 14 January 2014.
- ^ "אחמד סבע שוחרר מרעננה: לא היה לי טוב שם". 13 February 2014.
- ^ Artzi, Shai (20 October 2009). אחמד סבע: "חולם להגיע לנבחרת ישראל" [Ahmed Saba'a: "Dream of Making Israeli National Team"]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ ארצי, שי (18 March 2012). "סבע: "אני שחקן ישראלי, לא אשחק בפלסטין"". Ynet.
- ^ "שחקן העונה: אחמד סבע - ספורט 5".
- ^ שחקן העונה: אחמד סבע כובש שוב
External links
- Ahmad Saba'a – Israel Football Association league player details
- Profile and statistics on One.co.il