Dia Saba

Dia Saba (sometimes Sabi'a or Seba,[1][2][3][4] Arabic: ضياء سبع‎, Hebrew: דיא סבע‎; born 18 November 1992), is an Arab-Israeli[5][6][7] footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.

Dia Saba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992
Place of birth Majd al-Krum, Israel
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou R&F
Number 10
Youth career
Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 (0)
2012 → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 30 (3)
2013 Bnei Sakhnin 11 (0)
2013–2014 Maccabi Petah Tikva 29 (3)
2014–2018 Maccabi Netanya 100 (44)
2018–2019 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 16 (5)
2019– Guangzhou R&F 26 (13)
National team‡
2011–2013 Israel U19 4 (0)
2013–2014 Israel U21 9 (2)
2018– Israel 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2018

Early life

Saba was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.[5][6][7] His cousin is former footballer Ahmad Saba'a.[8][9][10]

Career

Saba began his career with the youth of Beitar Nes Tubruk. In the summer of 2011, Saba moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv as part of the "youth revolution" of then-coach [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 2013, 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 January 2013 he moved to Bnei Sakhnin, playing 10 times and failing to score. Before the 2013/2014 season, Saba signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva. The following season he signed a two year contract with Maccabi Netanya. He played with Netanya for 4 seasons, scoring 50 goals in 111 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 €2,000,000.[11] Saba signed a 4 years contract with Be'er Sheva worth €1,600,000.[12] He made his debut at home against Bnei Yehuda, in a goalless game. Saba scored his 1st goal for Be'er Sheva on 6 October, in a 4–1 win over Maccabi Petah-Tikva.

In January 2019, he moved to Guangzhou R&F.[13]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As 31 December 2019.[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2011–12 Israeli Premier League 2000200040
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 2011–12 1532000-173
2012–13 1501041-201
Total 303304100374
Bnei Sakhnin 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 1102100-131
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2013–14 2934600-339
Maccabi Netanya 2014–15 2930020-313
2015–16 300000-30
2016–17 Liga Leumit 32171030-3517
2017–18 Israeli Premier League 34241121003726
2018–19 2000340054
Total 10044211050011250
Guangzhou R&F 2019 Chinese Super League 261300--2613
Total Career 197641181660022478

International goals
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2018Turner Stadium, Beersheba, Israel Albania2–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
2.15 November 2018Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel Guatemala5–07–0Friendly
3.6–0

Honours

Maccabi Netanya

Individual

  • Israel Football Players Organization's Player of the Season: 2017–18[16]
  • Israeli Premier League Top Scorer: 2017–18 (24 goals)
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References
  1. http://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/scotland-v-israel-uefa-nations-league-20-nov-2018-9988396cp
  2. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=62898
  3. https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2017/09/know-opponent-maccabi-netanya/
  4. http://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/teams/players/250033006--dia-seba/
  5. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/arsenal-vs-cska-moscow-bibars-natcho-israel-captain-muslim-non-jewish-interview-a8288726.html
  6. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/02/26/report-minnesota-1-2-mls-teams-eyeing-israeli-league-star-dia-saba
  7. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/give-football-a-chance-to-break-the-cycle-of-violence/
  8. "Dia Saba". footballtop.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  9. "Dia Saba". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  10. "Dia Saba Player Profile". eurosport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  11. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/587665
  12. https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3187489
  13. "公告 | 以色列金靴萨巴加盟广州富力". Guangzhou R&F F.C. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  14. https://int.soccerway.com/players/dia-seba/195821/
  15. "Saba, Dia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  16. "דיא סבע נבחר לשחקן העונה של ליגת העל". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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