Mohammad_Abu_Fani
Mohammad Abu Fani
Israeli footballer (born 1998)
Mohammad Abu Fani (or Mohamad Abo-Fani,[1][2] Arabic: مُحَمَّد أَبُو فَانِيّ, Hebrew: מוחמד אבו פאני; born 27 April 1998) is an Arab-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC and the Israel national team.
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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 | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Israel U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Israel U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Israel | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 | |||
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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]
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]
On 15 June 2023 signed for 4 years for Ferencvárosi TC.[5]
Since youth, he played for both the U19 and the U21 national teams of Israel, appearing in 18 matches, and scoring 3 goals (U19 only).[6]
He made his senior debut for Israel on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs away match against Scotland.[7]
Maccabi Haifa
- Mohammad Abu Fani – Israel Football Association league player details
- For the First Time Since 88: Maccabi Haifa Will Finish Lower Than 5th After 0:1 in Sakhnin 14 May 2017, Sport1 (in Hebrew)
- An Interview With Mohammad Abu Fani Eli Benbenisti, Maccabi Haifa or Die (in Hebrew)
- Goldstein, Igal (15 June 2023). "עובר להונגריה: מוחמד אבו פאני חתם בפרנצווארוש". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- National Player details – Abu Fani Mohammad IFA (in Hebrew)
- "Scotland v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 October 2020.