George Diba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Diba | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Marjayoun, Lebanon | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Hapoel Mate Asher | ||
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 67 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Acre | 60 | (1) |
| 2021– | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2021 | |||
George Diba (Arabic: جورج دبا; born 1 July 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Early life[]
Diba was born in Marjayoun, Lebanon, to a family of Maronites descent. His parents were fighters in the South Lebanon Army. On 24 May 2000, they emigrated to Israel, following the IDF's withdrawal from Lebanon and settle down in Nahariya.[1]
Club career[]
On 17 July 2021, Diba signed for three years with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2]
References[]
- ^ Tzantzipar, Nadav (20 June 2021). "ברח מלבנון בילדותו ומגשים חלום בליגת העל". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Calfi, Itzik (17 June 2021). "רשמית: ג'ורג' דיבה חתם בהפועל תל אביב". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links[]
- George Diba – Israel Football Association league player details
- George Diba at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Israeli footballers
- Israeli Maronites
- Lebanese Maronites
- Association football central defenders
- Maccabi Tzur Shalom F.C. players
- Hapoel Acre F.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Footballers from Nahariya
- Lebanese emigrants to Israel
- Israeli football biography stubs