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Joel Abu Hanna
Joël Abu Hanna[1] (Arabic: جوئيل أبو حنا, Hebrew: ג'ואל אבו חנא; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.[3] Born in Germany, he represents the Israel national team.
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| Full name | Joël Abu Hanna[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1998[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Troisdorf, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2008 | TuRa Hennef | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Fortuna Köln (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Zorya Luhansk | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Legia Warsaw | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Maccabi Netanya | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Israel | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life Edit
Abu Hanna was born in Troisdorf, Germany, to an Arab-Israeli Christian father and a German Christian mother.[4]
International career Edit
Abu Hanna was a youth international for the Germany's U17, U18, and U19 teams.
Prior to his decision to play for the senior Israel national team,[5][6] Abu Hanna was also considered to play for the senior Palestine national team.[4]
In his first official match playing for Israel versus Czech Republic in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League fixture, Abu Hanna scored an own goal.[7]
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Israel - J. Abu Hanna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Joel Abu Hanna - Israel - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Joel Abu Hanna". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b "ג'ואל אבו חנא: מעדיף את נבחרת ישראל על פלסטין - ספורט 5". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט.
- ^ "FCK: Joel Abu Hanna beginnt Mission "Weiterentwicklung"".
- ^ "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
- ^ "Israel vs. Czech Republic - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links Edit
- Joel Abu Hanna – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Joel Abu Hanna at Soccerway
- Joel Abu Hanna at WorldFootball.net
- Football Palestine