Abdallah Jaber

Abdallah Jaber (Arabic: عبد الله جابر‎; born 17 February 1993) is a Palestinian-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. He was a member of the Palestine national team, until he returned to the Israeli Premier League. He is the youngest Palestinian footballer to amass 35 international caps, having started 35 of Palestine's 40 games between May 2014 and August 2018.

Abdallah Jaber
Jaber with Palestine in 2016
Personal information
Full name Abdallah Jaber
Date of birth (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993
Place of birth Tayibe, Israel
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Hadera
Youth career
0000–2010 Hapoel Kfar Saba
2010–2011 Ironi Ramat HaSharon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 1 (0)
2013–2015 Hilal Al-Quds 43 (1)
2015–2020 Ahli Al-Khalil 62 (5)
2020– Hapoel Hadera 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Palestine U23 8 (0)
2014–2020 Palestine 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2020

Club career

Move to West Bank Premier League

Jaber made his professional debut in Israel's top tier with Ironi Ramat HaSharon in the 2011/12 season playing 23 minutes as a substitute. He was part of the team that finished sixth (the club's best ever finish) in the league the following season.

After not being given his chance at Ramat HaSharon, Jaber made the decision to move to the Palestinian league signing with Hilal Al-Quds of the West Bank Premier League in 2013/14. Jaber proved to be an immediate hit, walking directly into the starting lineup. He won the Palestine Cup that season with Hilal at the end of his first season.

Jaber made his AFC Cup debut with Hilal Al-Quds in 2015 and helped keep a clean sheet in playoff qualifier vs eventual quarterfinalists Al-Jaish (0–0, Hilal lost on penalties).

At the beginning of the 2015/16 season, Jaber elected to sign with Ahli Al-Khalil. After winning the Palestine Super Cup against Shabab Al-Dhahrieh and the Palestine Cup against Ittihad Shujaiyah, he helped qualify the team for the group stage, playing all 90 minutes 1–0 win vs. Khujand (Tajikistan).

Move to Egyptian Premier League

In August 2016, Abdallah Jaber agreed a three-year deal with Al Mokawloon Al Arab of the Egyptian Premier League. His contract was voided three days later. The following year, Jaber signed for Alexandria-based Al Ittihad but the deal was voided again with the club revealing that the player's Israeli passport had scuppered his registration with the Egyptian Football Association.

Hapoel Hadera

On 25 May 2020, Jaber signed with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.[1]

International career

Abdallah Jaber earned his first cap, aged 21, in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup opening game when Palestine faced Kyrgyzstan. Despite his inexperience he helped Palestine keep a clean sheet in a game they won 1–0. He played 360 of the 450 minutes of the tournament helping Palestine lift the title without conceding a goal en route to their first AFC Asian Cup appearance.

His first international goal came in his 8th cap in a 2–0 friendly win vs. Pakistan. He scored his second goal in October 2017, in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Bhutan.

At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup he was one of only two Palestine players to start and play every single minute of the tournament. His performances were widely regarded as one of the few highlights of an otherwise dour campaign that saw Palestine lose all three games.

Jaber remains a crucial player for Palestine, having started and played every single minute of the side's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

International goals
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2014Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan2–02–0Friendly
2.10 October 2017Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine Bhutan2–010–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Achievements
Winner (1): 2014
Winner (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Palestine Super Cup
Winner (2): 2014, 2015
Winner (1): 2014

References
  1. Sport5 system (25 May 2020). "עבדאללה ג'אבר צפוי לאבוד את מקומו בנבחרת פלסטין". Sport5 (in Hebrew).
  2. "Jaber, Abdallah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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