Shadi Shaban

Shadi Sha'aban^[1] (sometimes Shaban or Shaaban,^[2] Arabic: شادي شعبان, Hebrew: שאדי שעבאן; born March 4, 1992) is an Arab-Israeli—Palestinian^[3] former footballer. Born in Israel, he played for the Palestine national team.

Shadi Shaban

Shaaban playing for Hapoel Acre in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Shadi Shaban
Date of birth	(1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Acre, Israel
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Maccabi Haifa	1	(0)
2012	→ Hapoel NRHS (loan)	1	(0)
2012–2013	→ Hapoel BL (loan)	11	(2)
2013–2015	Hapoel Acre	19	(0)
2016	Ahli Al-Khaleel
2016	→ Palestino (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2020	Ahli Al-Khaleel
2020–2021	Daburiyya	4	(0)
2020–2021	→ Hapoel Kafr Kanna (loan)	18	(1)
International career‡
2007–2008	Israel U-16	8	(1)
2008	Israel U-17	1	(0)
2011	Israel U-19	9	(0)
2010	Israel U-21	1	(0)
2016–2021	Palestine	21	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 January 2019

Early life

Sha'aban was born in Acre, Israel,^[4] to an Arab-Israeli family of Palestinian descent.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Shaban represented Israel at youth level until 2010, before switching allegiance to the senior Palestine national team in 2016.^[5][6]