Shadi Sha'aban (sometimes Shaban or Shaaban, ar, شادي شعبان, he, שאדי שעבאן; born March 4, 1992) is an

Arab-Israeli The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic and ...

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Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for the Palestine national team.

Early life

Sha'aban was born in

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, Israel, to an

family of

descent.

Internationa career

Shaban represented

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

at youth level until 2010, before switching allegiance to the senior Palestine national team in 2016.

References

External links

Profile page in Maccabi Haifa website
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Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a varie ...

1992 births Living people Palestinian footballers Palestine international footballers Israeli footballers Footballers from Acre, Israel Association football midfielders Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Ahli Al-Khaleel players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers F.C. Daburiyya players Hapoel Kafr Kanna F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate footballers in Chile Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Israeli people of Egyptian descent Arab-Israeli footballers Arab citizens of Israel Israeli people of Palestinian descent Palestinian people of Israeli descent {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub