Guadalajara Sabah started his career with
Club Deportivo Guadalajara, making his debut on 12 August 2000, coming in the 46th minute for
Benjamin Galindo against his future team
Cruz Azul. In the Verano 2002 season Sabah played in 16 games, including 11 starts, and scored three goals. The Clausura 2003 season was similar to the previous season, Sabah appeared in eight games, and scored no goals for the second consecutive season. Sabah improved in the 2003 Apertura 2003 season, appearing in 18 games, and scoring eight goals. Sabah appeared in 11 games the following season the season which Guadalajara reached the final. Sabah appeared in the first leg match against
UNAM Pumas, coming in the 75th minute for
Héctor Reynoso. He did not appear in the second leg match, eventually Chivas lost the final 5–4 in penalty kicks. In the Apertura 2004 season, Sabah would appear in 14 games, Sabah managed to score five goals, but got a red card against
Atlante F.C. in the first game of the season. Without Sabah, Guadalajara defeated Atlante 7–0. Sabah appeared in 12 games combined in his last two seasons with Guadalajara. Sabah appeared in 86 games (starting 36) and scored 18 goals in nine seasons with Guadalajara. Sabah had a very good Apertura 2006 season; he appeared in 18 games, starting 15, and he scored ten goals. The Clausura 2007 season was not as good as the previous season for Sabah; he scored six goals in 17 games. The Apertura 2007 season was statistically the best season for Sabah with Cruz Azul. Sabah started all 17 games he played and scored 11 goals. Cruz Azul lost both of those finals, Clausura 2008 to
Santos Laguna and Apertura 2008 to
Deportivo Toluca.
Morelia On 28 December 2008, Miguel Sabah was transferred to
Monarcas Morelia. He was presented on 31 December. Sabah scored his first goal with Morelia on 31 January 2009, against
América. The rest of the Clausura 2009 season for Sabah with Morelia has gone well. Sabah started out slow but has responded with 11 goals in 17 games, 15 in which he started. In his second tournament with Morelia, Sabah only appeared in 16 matches due to national team duty but still managed to score eight goals, including two in the playoffs. The Torneo Bicentenario 2010 was a very good season for Sabah as he finished with seven goals in 13 matches before he left for
Mexico national team pre-World Cup training camp. In the Clausura 2011 season, Sabah and teammate
Rafael Márquez Lugo formed a dangerous attacking duo for a Morelia team who reached the league final. Between the two they scored a total of 17 goals for Morelia who eventually fell 3–2 on aggregate to
UNAM. In three years in Morelia, Sabah scored 64 goals, which makes him the club's third all-time scorer behind
Marco Antonio Figueroa and
Alex Fernandes, he is also the club's all time Mexico-born scorer.
Return to Guadalajara Miguel Sabah transferred to his first club, Chivas on 14 December 2012 and was presented on 17 December 2012. On 6 January 2013, in the Fecha 1 in the Clausura 2013, Miguel Sabah scored his first goal in a 1–1 tie against Toluca. Later in that match he was sent off with a red card.
Leon On 27 November 2013, Miguel Sabah was traded to Leon. During the 2014 Clausura season he managed to play key role in game against
Santos Laguna, final score 4–2, where he had three assists and a goal. He then ended up becoming champions with Leon, giving him his first career
Liga MX championship. On 29 November 2015, manager
Juan Antonio Pizzi announced that Sabah as well as his teammate
Gonzálo Ríos would not continue with the team for the Clausura 2016, both ended contract with the club.
Retirement After being released by Leon, Sabah did not find a team in the Liga MX Draft and he eventually announced his retirement on 5 January 2016, in a press conference in
Guadalajara. In 2017 Sabah started playing for
Corinthians FC of San Antonio of the
National Premier Soccer League. ==International career==