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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.


Early life
Saba was born in , Israel, to a family. He is a cousin of former footballer Ahmad Saba'a.


Career
Saba began his career with the youth selections of Hapoel Haifa, and later moved to Beitar Nes Tubruk. In summer 2011, Saba joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and played under manager . However, he made only two appearances over four months, and in January 2012 was subsequently loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva until the end of the season. On 21 January 2012, Saba made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and scored twice in a 2–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa, helping the club to stay in the league. He was then again loaned for half the season. In February 2013 he moved to Bnei Sakhnin, playing ten league matches and failing to score. Before the 2013–14 season, Saba signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva. The following season he signed a two-year contract with . He played with Netanya for four years, scoring 51 goals in 114 appearances in all club competitions, including 24 league goals in the 2017–18 season.

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 .

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 .

On 30 January 2023, Saba signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.


Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Maccabi Tel Aviv2011–12Israeli Premier League0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)2011–123
2012–131
Bnei Sakhnin (loan)2012–13Israeli Premier League1
Maccabi Petah Tikva2013–148
Maccabi Netanya2014–154
2015–160
2016–1717
2017–18Israeli Premier League26
2018–194
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2018–19Israeli Premier League5
Guangzhou R&F2019Chinese Super League13
20205
Al-Nasr2020–21UAE Pro League7
2021–2213
2022–23Süper Lig6
Maccabi Haifa2022–23Israeli Premier League7
2023–244
2024–2518
(loan)2023–24UAE Pro League2


International
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saba goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Dia Saba
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
Friendly
6–0


Honours
Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Haifa

  • Israeli Premier League: 2022–23
  • Israel Super Cup: 2023

Individual

  • Israel Football Players Organization's Player of the Season: 2017–18
  • Israeli Premier League top scorer: 2017–18 (24 goals)


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