Dia Saba

Dia Saba

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Saba began his career with the youth selections of Hapoel Haifa, and later moved to Beitar Nes Tubruk. In summer 2011, Saba joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and played under manager Motti Ivanir. However, he made only two appearances over four months, and in January 2012 was subsequently loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva until the end of the season. On 21 January 2012, Saba made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and scored twice in a 2–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa, helping the club to stay in the league. He was then again loaned for half the season. In February 2013 he moved to Bnei Sakhnin, playing ten league matches and failing to score. Before the 2013–14 season, Saba signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva. The following season he signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Netanya. He played with Netanya for four years, scoring 51 goals in 114 appearances in all club competitions, including 24 league goals in the 2017–18 season. On 17 September 2018, Saba returned to Be'er Sheva as Hapoel paid Maccabi Netanya a record transfer fee of €2 million. He signed a four-year contract with Be'er Sheva worth €1.6 million. He made his debut at home against Bnei Yehuda, in a goalless game. Saba scored his first goal for Be'er Sheva on 6 October 2018, in a 4–1 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva. In January 2019, he moved to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, linking up with fellow Israel national team striker Eran Zahavi. In September 2020, Saba joined Al-Nasr, becoming the first Israeli to play in the United…

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2025

International

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saba goal.

National team
Israel
Club
Maccabi Netanya F.C. (2014–2019)
Club
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (2011–2013)
Club
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. (2012–2013)
Club
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. (2013–2013)
Club
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. (2013–2014)
Club
Israel men's national football team (2018–2020)

Personal

Early life

Saba was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family. He is a cousin of former footballer Ahmad Saba'a.

Legacy

Honours

Maccabi Netanya

Liga Leumit: 2016–17 Maccabi Haifa

Israeli Premier League: 2022–23 Israel Super Cup: 2023 Individual

Israel Football Players Organization's Player of the Season: 2017–18 Israeli Premier League top scorer: 2017–18 (24 goals)

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Arab-Israeli association footballer of Palestinian descent

Position

attacking midfielder, winger, right winger, second striker, centre-forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Dia Saba is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Amedspor.

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