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Mohammad Abu Fani

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Mohammad Abu Fani
Abu Fani in June 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kafr Qara, Israel
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferencvárosi TC
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2017 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Maccabi Haifa 102 (10)
2017–2018 → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 26 (2)
2018–2019 → Hapoel Hadera (loan) 18 (0)
2019–2020 → Hapoel Hadera (loan) 26 (3)
2023– Ferencvárosi TC 27 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Israel U19 9 (3)
2018–2020 Israel U21 7 (0)
2020– Israel 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Mohammad Abu Fani (or Mohamad Abo-Fani,[1][2] Arabic: مُحَمَّد أَبُو فَانِيّ, Hebrew: מוחמד אבו פאני; born 27 April 1998) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC and the Israel national team.

Early life

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Abu Fani was born in Kafr Qara, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family. His father Sami Abu Fani, a former local footballer, supported Mohammad’s football career from a young age. He has 2 sisters, Rawan and Lareen.[citation needed]

Club career

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On 13 May 2017 Abu Fani made his debut for Maccabi Haifa in a 0–1 loss to Bnei Sakhnin, coming in as a substitute at the 46th minute.[3] At youth level, Abu Fani was part of the Maccabi Haifa U-21 team which won two consecutive championships, in 2015–16 and 2016–17, as well as reaching the UEFA Youth League play off stage.[4]

Ferencváros

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On 15 June 2023 signed for 4 years for Ferencvárosi TC.[5]

On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[6] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[7][8]

On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[9][10]

International career

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Since youth, he played for both the U19 and the U21 national teams of Israel, appearing in 18 matches, scoring 3 goals (U19 only).[11]

He made his senior debut for Israel on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs away match against Scotland.[12]

On 9 September 2024, Abu Fani scored his first senior international goal against Italy in the UEFA Nations League.[13]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2024 Bozsik Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Italy 1–2 1–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
2 14 October 2024 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy  Italy 1–2 1–4

Honours

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Maccabi Haifa

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References

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  1. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Mohamad ABU FANI".
  2. ^ "Israel - M. Abu Fani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ For the First Time Since 88: Maccabi Haifa Will Finish Lower Than 5th After 0:1 in Sakhnin 14 May 2017, Sport1 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ An Interview With Mohammad Abu Fani Eli Benbenisti, Maccabi Haifa or Die (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ Goldstein, Igal (15 June 2023). "עובר להונגריה: מוחמד אבו פאני חתם בפרנצווארוש". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
  9. ^ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ^ National Player details – Abu Fani Mohammad IFA (in Hebrew)
  12. ^ "Scotland v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Italy defeat Israel to stay perfect at start of Nations League". ESPN. 9 September 2024.
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