Dia Saba (sometimes Sabi'a or Seba, , ; born 18 November 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa.
On 17 September 2018, Saba returned to Be'er Sheva as Hapoel paid Maccabi Netanya a record transfer fee of €2 million. He signed a four-year contract with Be'er Sheva worth €1.6 million. He made his debut at home against Bnei Yehuda, in a goalless game. Saba scored his first goal for Be'er Sheva on 6 October 2018, in a 4–1 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva.
In January 2019, he moved to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, linking up with fellow Israel national team striker Eran Zahavi.
In September 2020, Saba joined Al-Nasr, becoming the first Israeli to play in the United Arab Emirates following the Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement.
On 22 August 2022, Saba joined Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.
On 30 January 2023, Saba signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2011–12 | Israeli Premier League | 0 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 2011–12 | 3 | |
2012–13 | 1 | ||
Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2012–13 | Israeli Premier League | 1 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2013–14 | 8 | |
Maccabi Netanya | 2014–15 | 4 | |
2015–16 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Liga Leumit | 17 | |
2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 26 | |
2018–19 | 4 | ||
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 5 |
Guangzhou R&F | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 13 |
2020 | 5 | ||
Al-Nasr | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 7 |
2021–22 | 13 | ||
Sivasspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 6 |
Maccabi Haifa | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 7 |
2023–24 | 4 | ||
2024–25 | 18 | ||
Emirates Club (loan) | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 2 |
+ List of international goals scored by Dia Saba |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
Friendly |
6–0 |
Maccabi Haifa
Individual
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