Taleb Tawatha

Maccabi Haifa

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.

Eintracht Frankfurt

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.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 11 September 2019, Tawatha joined Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad as a free agent.

Maccabi Haifa (Second Stint)

On October 18, 2020, Tawatha rejoined Maccabi Haifa for a €100,000 transfer fee. In two seasons with the club, he served as mostly as a reserve, only having 18 total appearances without scoring a goal or an assist.

Bnei Sakhnin

On July 3, 2022, Tawatha signed with Bnei Sakhnin on a free transfer. Tawatha made 19 total appearances, registering two assists. On November 20, 2024, Tawatha announced his retirement.

S.C. Kafr Qasim

On July 1, 2025 Tawatha was named an assistant manager for Liga Leumit side S.C. Kafr Qasim. On October 13, Tawatha was promoted to head coach follow former Head Coach Adham Hadia's move to Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C.

Club

As of 1 June 2022

International

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.

Tawatha was born in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family of Sudanese and Bedouin descent.