Taleb Tawatha
Tawatha playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Taleb Tawatha
Date of birth (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992
Place of birth Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bnei Sakhnin
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2010 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)
2020–2022 Maccabi Haifa 18 (0)
2022– Bnei Sakhnin 19 (0)
International career‡
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 18 (3)
2011– Israel 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

Taleb Tawatha (or Twatha,[1] Arabic: طالب طواطحه, Hebrew: טאלב טוואטחה; born 21 June 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin 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.

He also holds a Sudanese citizenship.[2]

Early life

Tawatha was born in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family of Sudanese and Bedouin descent.[3]

Career

Maccabi Haifa

Tawatha 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. On 19 May 2018, he won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final.[4]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 11 September 2019, Tawatha joined Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad as a free agent.[5]

Career statistics

(correct as of 1 June 2022)[6]
Club PerformanceLeagueCupOtherContinentalTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
IsraelLeagueState CupOther[7]EuropeTotal
Maccabi Haifa Premier League 2009–10 3000007011001101
2010–11 18133026000002715
2011–12 281440130012134728
2012–13 21262102000002536
2013–14 260000000011013701
2014–15 30100000000003010
2015–16 27034000000002703
Total 15351691318011514204724
GermanyLeagueOther[8]DFB-PokalEuropeTotal
Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 2016–17 14005200000001920
2017–18 13012000000001501
2018–19 300000301000601
Total 30017203010004022
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[9]Total
Ludogorets Razgrad First League 2019–20 603100000000703
2020–21 100000000100200
Total 703100000100903
Maccabi Haifa Israeli Premier League 2020–21 15001000001001600
2021–22 300000100300700
Total 18001001004002300
Bnei Sakhnin Israeli Premier League 2022–23 000000000000000
Total 000000000000000
Career statistics208520183319012314276929

International goals

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2018Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel Guatemala2–07–0Friendly

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

Eintracht Frankfurt

Ludogorets Razgrad

References

  1. ↑ "Taleb Twatha & Mohammad Kalibat (Israel) - Under-21 - nav_ - UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Taleb Tawatha - Eintracht Frankfurt - Offizielle Website". www.eintracht.de. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kres meets... Taleb Tawatha". Deutsche Welle. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "German Cup final: Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Лудогорец подписа със защитник от Айнтрахт". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). 11 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "One: מכבי נתניה - דלה ימפולסקי".
  7. ↑ Includes Toto Cup matches.
  8. ↑ Includes DFL-Supercup matches.
  9. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  10. ↑ "Tawatha, Taleb". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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