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Joël Abu Hanna
Personal information
Full name Joël Abu Hanna[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)[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
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2008 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)
2019Fortuna Köln (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2021 Zorya Luhansk 42 (1)
2021–2023 Legia Warsaw 8 (0)
2022 Legia Warsaw II 1 (0)
2022–2023Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 14 (0)
2023– Maccabi Netanya 22 (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
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Bulgaria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

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.

Early life

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Abu Hanna was born in Troisdorf, Germany, to an Arab-Israeli Christian father and a German Christian mother.[4]

International career

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Israel - J. Abu Hanna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ UEFA.com. "Joel Abu Hanna - Israel - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Joel Abu Hanna". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "ג'ואל אבו חנא: מעדיף את נבחרת ישראל על פלסטין - ספורט 5". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט.
  5. ^ "FCK: Joel Abu Hanna beginnt Mission "Weiterentwicklung"".
  6. ^ "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
  7. ^ "Israel vs. Czech Republic - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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