Muhamed Alghoul

Muhamed Alghoul (Arabic: محمد الغول‎; born 9 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian club Dubrava.

Muhamed Alghoul
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dubrava
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2010 Nur Zagreb
2010–2011 Lokomotiva
2011–2012 Dinamo Zagreb
2012–2014 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Lokomotiva 2 (0)
2016–2017 Dubrava
2017 Vinogradar
2017–2018 Dubrava
2018–2019 Dragovoljac 11 (0)
2019 FC Dietikon
2019– Dubrava 52 (10)
National team
2015 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2015 Croatia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Born in Croatia, Alghoul is of Palestinian descent through his father; he represented Croatia internationally at youth level in 2015, before switching allegiance to Palestine in 2021.

Early life

Alghoul was born in Zagreb, Croatia to a Palestinian father from Gaza, and a Croatian mother of Bosniak descent.[1] He has a younger brother, Khalid, who also plays football.[1] Alghoul is Muslim.[1]

Club career

Alghoul started his career with Croatian First League side Lokomotiva, where he made two appearances, before suffering a knee injury.[2] On 5 October 2014, he debuted for Lokomotiva in a 3–0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.[3] Before the second half of 2015–16, Alghoul signed for Dubrava in the Croatian Third League.[4]

In 2018, Alghoul signed for Croatian Second League club Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he was nicknamed the "Palestinian Luka Modrić".[2] Before the second half of 2018–19, Alghoul signed for FC Dietikon in the Swiss fifth division.[5] In 2019, he returned to Dubrava.[4]

International career

Alghoul represented Croatia at under-20 and under-21 levels in 2015.[6]

Eligible to represent Palestine internationally through his father,[1] he was first called up to the national team for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[1]

References
  1. "Ački Dečko: idem a Palestinu..." 24sata. pressreader.com (Archived). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "'PALESTINSKI LUKA MODRIĆ' IZ 2. LIGE: / Neki tvrde da je potencijal za elitni razred našeg nogometa, a u Dragovoljcu ne igra puno. Zašto?". net.hr.
  3. Muhamed Alghoul at Soccerway
  4. Muhamed Alghoul at WorldFootball.net
  5. "Muhamed Alghoul odlazi u švicarski FC Dietikon, tamo ga čeka bivši suigrač iz Dubrave TK Klarić koji je drugi strijelac momčadi". sportnews.hr.
  6. "Muhamed Alghoul - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 21 November 2021.


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