Dia Saba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dia Saba | ||
| Date of birth | November 18, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Majd al-Krum, Israel | ||
| Playing position | Attatking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beitar Nes Tubruk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2013 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 9 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Israel U21 | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dia Saba (Arabic: ديا سبع Hebrew: דיא סבע; born November 18, 1992), is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva. Dia is the cousin of Achmad Saba'a from Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[1][2][3]
Carrer
Saba began his career in the youth of Beitar Nes Tubruk. In summer 2011 moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv as part of the "youth revolution" of then-coach Motti Ivanir. But played only two appearances in four months in January 2012 was loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva until the end of the season. 21 January 2013 made his debut, and scored a pair 2-0 victory over Hapoel Haifa, and helped the club to stay in the league, loaned again to half season. January 2013 moved to Bnei Sakhnin. He played 10 appearances. Before 2013/2014 season signed to Maccabi Petah Tikva.
On August 13, 2013 he made his debut at Israel U-21 against Belgium. On 8 September 2013 the goal of his debut, in the 7-2 win against Azerbaijan.
Statistics
As November 25, 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2011–12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2013–14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Total Career | 53 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | |
References
- ↑ "Dia Saba". footballtop.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dia Saba". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dia Saba Player Profile". eurosport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
External links
- Saba profile on the Israel Football Association website
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