Rabih Ataya

Rabih Mohammad Ataya[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: ربیع محمد عطایا‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [raˈbiːʕ mˈħammad ʕɑˈtˤɑːja]; born 16 July 1989) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Malaysian club UiTM, on loan from Ahed, and the Lebanon national team. His main qualities are his dribbling and technical ability, as well as his finishing and crossing.[4]

Rabih Ataya
Ataya training with Lebanon in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rabih Mohammad Ataya
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989
Place of birth Tyre, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 UiTM (on loan from Ahed)
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tadamon Sour
2008–2017 Ansar 88 (20)
2017–2018 Zob Ahan 29 (1)
2018– Ahed 12 (1)
2020– → UiTM (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2008 Lebanon U20[3]
2012– Lebanon 36 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

After spending two years with Tadamon Sour in the Lebanese Premier League, Ataya earned a transfer to Ansar where he played for eight years. He made a total of 88 league appearances for the Lebanese club, scoring 20 in the process. He also appeared in the 2013 AFC Cup for the club.[5]

On 16 January 2017, it was announced that Iranian club Zob Ahan had completed the transfer of Rabih Ataya during the winter transfer window. He joined on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee: he would be reunited with fellow Lebanese player Ali Hamam.[6]

On 17 August 2018, he returned to Lebanon, joining reigning champions Ahed in a deal involving Hassan Chaito, who moved from Ansar to Ahed.[7] On 14 February 2020, Ataya was sent on a six-month loan to Malaysia Super League club UiTM.[8][9]

International career
Ataya (left) with Lebanon against North Korea in 2019

Ataya made his international debut on 11 May 2012, in a 4–1 defeat to Egypt in a friendly.[10][11] He scored his first goal on 31 August 2016, in a friendly against Jordan.[12] On 13 June 2017, Ataya scored his first international brace in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match, helping Lebanon beat Malaysia 2–1.[12] In December 2018, Ataya was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup,[2] featuring in two games: against Saudi Arabia and North Korea.[12]

Career statistics

International
As of goal scored on 10 October 2017
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ataya goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Rabih Ataya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 August 2016 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Jordan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 13 June 2017 Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–1 2–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 2–1
4 10 October 2017 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  North Korea 5–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Ansar

Ahed

Individual

Awards

  • Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2015–16[13]
  • Lebanese Premier League Goal of the Season: 2018–19[14]

Notes
  1. Also spelled Rabea

References
  1. "Rabih Ataya - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 11 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Al Ansar (LIB) 0–0 Fanja (OMA)". Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. "Lebanese Winger Ataya Joins Iran's Zob Ahan - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. "رسمياً: ربيع عطايا إلى العهد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. "Football: UiTM wrap up foreign signings with Ataya | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. Nehme, Ale (18 February 2020). "Lebanese abroad: winter transfer window summary". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. "Lebanon 1–4 Egypt". Football Database. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  11. Jabra, James (12 May 2012). "Egypt deal 4–1 blow to Lebanon". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  12. "Rabih Ataya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  13. "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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