Alaa Atiya (; born 3 June 1990 in Gaza,

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) is a

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professional

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player currently playing for

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side Al-Yarmouk FC on loan from Ittihad Shajaeya.

Club career

He attracted the attention of many scouts when he scored 24 goals for Gaza Sport in the 2010–2011 season with Egyptian side Al-Ahly and Jordanian juggernauts Al-Wahdat most interested in securing his services. After the 2010–11 season he moved to Ittihad Shajaeya but with league play suspended, secured a loan move to Al-Yarmouk. He scored in his debut in a 3–1 loss to Al-Ramtha and would score the winner from the penalty spot against Manshia Bani Hassan. He also scored in the

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quarterfinal second leg against Manshia Bani Hassan.

International career

In order to play with his country's national team in the

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, Alaa' Attieh agreed to forego $5,000 in wages.Alaa' Attieh sacrifices $5,000 for the sake of the National Team - atlassport.ps
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against the

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on 24 February 2012 but was forced off in the first half with an injury. He scored Palestine's first goal at the

in the third minute against host

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and also assisted on

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's second goal.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Palestine's goal tally first.''

References

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Gaza City Palestinian men's footballers Palestine men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Gaza Strip Premier League players {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub