Mahmoud Jaber (born 5 October 1999) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

and the Israel national team.

Early life

Jaber was born in

Tayibe Tayibe, also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba, ( ar, الطيبة, lit=the kind/benevolent, translit=aṭ-Ṭayyibah, South Levantine pronunciation: ; he, טַיִּבָּה) is an Arab city in central Israel, north east of Kfar Saba.Arab-Muslim Arab Muslims ( ar, العرب المسلمون) are adherents of Islam who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Arabs. Arab Muslims greatly outnumber other ethnoreligious groups in the Middle East and North Africa. Arab M ...

family of

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

descent. His grandfather Abdullah Jaber and his father Nabil Jaber were renowned local footballers in his hometown. His older brother

Abdallah Jaber Abdallah Jaber (, ; born 17 February 1993) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh. He played for and captained the Palestine national team until he was banned fro ...

is also a professional footballer who played for as well as captained the Palestine national team.

Career

Jaber is a youth product of the academy of

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

, before moving to

's youth academy at the age of 12. Jaber made his senior career on loan with Hapoel Nof HaGalil with a debut on 5 August 2019 in a game against

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club ( he, מכבי אחי נצרת, ''Mo'adon Kaduregel Maccabi Aḥi Natzrat''; ar, نادي كرة القدم اخاء الناصرة, ''Nade Korat Alqadam Maccabi Ekhaa Al-Nasera'') is an Israeli association f ...

in a

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match of the 2019–20 season. 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

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. He returned to Maccabi Haifa on 15 August 2021, signing an extension keeping him at the club until 2024. There, he helped them win the

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and

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in his debut season. On May 16, 2023, he won his first senior title, as winning the

championship. Jaber has played in the

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, scoring a goal after coming on at halftime to equalize against

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in the 85th minute of Maccabi Haifa's 4-2 victory in the 2nd round.

International career

Jaber was first called up to the senior Israel national team ahead of the

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matches in June 2022. He debuted with Israel in a 2–2

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home draw against

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on 2 June 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Hapoel Nof HaGalil *

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

: 2021–22 * Toto Cup Leumit:

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Maccabi Haifa *

: 2021–22,

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Toto Cup Al The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

: 2021–22 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...

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* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaber, Mahmoud 1999 births Living people Israeli men's footballers People from Tayibe Footballers from Central District (Israel) Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israel men's international footballers Arab-Israeli footballers Israeli Muslims Arab citizens of Israel Israeli people of Palestinian descent Men's association football midfielders