Mohammad Abu Fani

Mohammad Abu Fani (Arabic: محمد ابو فنة‎, Hebrew: מוחמד אבו פאני‎; born 27 April 1998) is an Arab-Israeli football midfielder. He currently plays for Maccabi Haifa.

Mohammad Abu Fani
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998
Place of birth Kafr Qara, Israel
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2017 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Maccabi Haifa 44 (3)
2017–2018 → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) 26 (2)
2018–2020 → Hapoel Hadera (loan) 46 (5)
National team‡
2015–2016 Israel U18 5 (1)
2016–2017 Israel U19 19 (5)
2018–2020 Israel U21 8 (0)
2020– Israel 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020

Early life

Abu Fani was born in Kafr Qara, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.

Club career

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.[1] 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.[2]

International career

Abu Fani played for U19 and U18 Israel national teams a total of 24 matches, scoring 6 goals.[3]

He made his national team debut on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs game against Scotland.[4]

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

References
  1. For the First Time Since 88: Maccabi Haifa Will Finish Lower Than 5th After 0:1 in Sakhnin 14 May 2017, Sport1 (in Hebrew)
  2. An Interview With Mohammad Abu Fani Eli Benbenisti, Maccabi Haifa or Die (in Hebrew)
  3. National Player details – Abu Fani Mohammad IFA (in Hebrew)
  4. "Scotland v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 October 2020.
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