Ahmed Taha

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Ahmed Taha
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Kafr Qasim, Israel
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left Back, Left Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kafr Qasim
Youth career
2011–2018 Kafr Qasim
2018–2019 Maccabi Netanya
2019–2020 Kafr Qasim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Kafr Qasim 114 (3)
International career‡
2025– Palestine 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Ahmed Taha (Arabic: أحمد طه, Hebrew: אחמד טאהא; born 6 June 2001) is a Palestinian Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga Leumit club Kafr Qasim. Born in Israel, he represents the Palestine national team.[1]

International career

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On 20 March 2025 made his debut in the Palestine national football team in the 1–3 loss to Jordan.[citation needed]

Taha's decision to represent Palestine provoked controversy in Israel. Upon his return to Kafr Qasim, players from opponent Maccabi Jaffa refused to shake Taha's hand prior to a match.[2] Israel's Minister for Sport and Culture Miki Zohar also declared, "a player in the national league in Israel came to play in the uniform of the Palestinian national team - as if it were a matter of course. This is an event that cannot be ignored. A player who plays in the national league of the State of Israel cannot represent an entity that does not recognize its right to exist."[3]

Career Statistics

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International

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As of 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Palestine 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "שחקן מהלאומית שיחק בפלסטין מול ירדן". sport5.co.il. 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ "הצעד של שחקני מכבי יפו נגד אחמד טאהא" (in Hebrew). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ "זוהר: "אחמד טאהא? חציית קו אדום ברורה"". 23 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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