Taleb Tawatha

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Taleb Tawatha
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Tawatha with Israel U-21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Taleb Tawatha
Date of birth (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 17
Youth career
Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Maccabi Haifa 153 (5)
2016–2019 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 (0)
2019–2020 Ludogorets Razgrad 7 (0)
2020– Maccabi Haifa 15 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Israel U16 8 (0)
2008–2009 Israel U17 15 (2)
2009 Israel U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 Israel U19 5 (0)
2011–2013 Israel U21 10 (0)
2011– Israel 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Taleb Tawatha (or Twatha,[1] Arabic: طالب طواطحه, Hebrew: טאלב טוואטחה; born (1992-06-21)21 June 1992) is an Arab-Israeli–Sudanese of Bedouin descent footballer, who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national football team.

Tawatha started his career at Maccabi Haifa, where he won Israeli Premier League title in 2011 and the Israel State Cup in 2016. He became an integral part of the club's defence, making 204 appearances over the course of seven seasons. In July 2016, Tawatha signed for German club Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga for a transfer fee of €1.5 million, and was part of the team that won the DFB-Pokal in 2018. In August 2019, he was released and two weeks later signed as a free agent with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.

A youth international for Israel from under-16 to under-21 level, Tawatha made his senior debut in 2011.

Early life[]

Tawatha was born in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family of Sudanese and Bedouin descent.[2]

He also holds Sudanese citizenship.[3]

Career[]

Maccabi Haifa[]

Tawatha was grown and trained in the youth teams of Maccabi Haifa. In 2009 he made his debut appearance in the senior team. His break-through season was 2010/2011 in which he helped Maccabi Haifa to win the Israeli Premier League championship, scored one goal and assisted five from his position as a left defender. Tawatha won the "Young Discovery Award" and was included in the MVP team of the season. In 2016 he won the Israeli State Cup with Maccabi Haifa...

Eintracht Frankfurt[]

In July 2016, Tawatha was signed by German club Eintracht Frankfurt for a transfer fee of 1.5 million Euros.

Ludogorets Razgrad[]

On 11 September 2019, Tawatha joined Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad as a free agent.[4]

Career statistics[]

Tawatha at Maccabi Haifa in 2015
(correct as of 30 August 2020)[5]
Club Performance League Cup Other Continental Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Israel League State Cup Other[6] Europe Total
Maccabi Haifa Premier League 2009–10 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 1
2010–11 18 1 3 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 27 1 5
2011–12 28 1 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 12 1 3 47 2 8
2012–13 21 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 3 6
2013–14 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 37 0 1
2014–15 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 0
2015–16 27 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 3
Total 153 5 16 9 1 3 18 0 1 15 1 4 204 7 24
Germany League Other[7] DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 2016–17 14 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 0
2017–18 13 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
2018–19 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
Total 30 0 1 7 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 40 2 2
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[8] Total
Ludogorets Razgrad First League 2019–20 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Total 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 3
Career statistics 190 5 20 17 3 3 18 0 1 19 1 4 253 9 29

International goals[]

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2018 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel  Guatemala 2–0 7–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Maccabi Haifa

Eintracht Frankfurt

Ludogorets Razgrad

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/photos/photoid=1961698.html
  2. ^ "Kres meets... Taleb Tawatha". Deutsche Welle. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-verpflichtet-taleb-tawatha-55651/
  4. ^ "Лудогорец подписа със защитник от Айнтрахт". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Includes Toto Cup matches.
  7. ^ Includes DFL-Supercup matches.
  8. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  9. ^ "Tawatha, Taleb". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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