Abdallah Jaber

Abdallah Jaber (Arabic: عبد الله جابر‎; born 17 February 1993) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin.

He was a member of the Palestine national team, until he returned to the Israeli Premier League. He is the youngest Palestinian footballer to amass 35 international caps, having started 35 of Palestine's 40 games between May 2014 and August 2018.

Club Career

Move to West Bank Premier League

Jaber made his professional debut in Israel's top tier with Ironi Ramat HaSharon in the 2011/12 season playing 23 minutes as a substitute. He was part of the team that finished sixth (the club's best ever finish) in the league the following season.

After not being given his chance at Ramat HaSharon, Jaber made the decision to move to the Palestinian league signing with Hilal Al-Quds of the West Bank Premier League in 2013/14. Jaber proved to be an immediate hit, walking directly into the starting lineup. He won the Palestine Cup that season with Hilal at the end of his first season.

Jaber made his AFC Cup debut with Hilal Al-Quds in 2015 and helped keep a clean sheet in playoff qualifier vs eventual quarterfinalists Al-Jaish (0–0, Hilal lost on penalties).

At the beginning of the 2015/16 season, Jaber elected to sign with Ahli Al-Khalil. After winning the Palestine Super Cup against Shabab Al-Dhahrieh and the Palestine Cup against Ittihad Shujaiyah, he helped qualify the team for the group stage, playing all 90 minutes 1–0 win vs. Khujand (Tajikistan).

Move to Egyptian Premier League

In August 2016, Abdallah Jaber agreed a three-year deal with Al Mokawloon Al Arab of the Egyptian Premier League. His contract was voided three days later. The following year, Jaber signed for Alexandria-based Al Ittihad but the deal was voided again with the club revealing that the player's Israeli passport had scuppered his registration with the Egyptian Football