Rabih Ataya
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Ataya with Lebanon in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rabih Mohammad Ataya | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tyre, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagesse | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Tadamon Sour | ||
| 2008–2017 | Ansar | (20) | |
| 2014 | → Masafi Al-Wasat (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Zob Ahan | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Ahed | 28 | (2) |
| 2020 | → UiTM (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Ajman (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Nejmeh | 34 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | → TP Mazembe (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sagesse | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Lebanon U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Lebanon U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2024 | Lebanon | 56 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:50, 22 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2024 | |||
Rabih Mohammad Ataya (Arabic: ربیع محمد عطایا, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [raˈbiːʕ mˈħammad ʕɑˈtˤɑːja]; born 16 July 1989) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Lebanese Premier League club Sagesse.
Starting his career at Tadamon Sour in 2006, Ataya moved to Ansar, where he played for nine seasons. He helped them win a Lebanese FA Cup and a Lebanese Super Cup. In 2016, he moved to Iranian side Zob Ahan; Ataya returned to Lebanon two years later, joining Ahed. He won the 2019 AFC Cup, among other domestic titles. Ataya then moved to Malaysia, on loan to UiTM and Kedah Darul Aman in 2020 and 2021, respectively. He also had a one-match stint at Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. In 2023, Ataya joined Nejmeh who promptly sent him on loan to TP Mazembe in DR Congo. He then moved to Sagesse in 2025.
Having represented Lebanon internationally at youth level, Ataya made his senior debut in 2012. He helped Lebanon qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, in which he played.