Mohammad Abu Fani

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.

Mohammad Abu Fani
Abu Fani in June 2023
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
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 27 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Israel U19 9 (3)
2018–2020 Israel U21 7 (0)
2020– Israel 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Early life

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.

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.[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]

Ferencváros

On 15 June 2023 signed for 4 years for Ferencvárosi TC.[5]

On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[6] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[7][8]

On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[9][10]

International career

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).[11]

He made his senior debut for Israel on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs away match against Scotland.[12]

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

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References
  1. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Mohamad ABU FANI".
  2. "Israel - M. Abu Fani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. For the First Time Since 88: Maccabi Haifa Will Finish Lower Than 5th After 0:1 in Sakhnin 14 May 2017, Sport1 (in Hebrew)
  4. An Interview With Mohammad Abu Fani Eli Benbenisti, Maccabi Haifa or Die (in Hebrew)
  5. Goldstein, Igal (15 June 2023). "עובר להונגריה: מוחמד אבו פאני חתם בפרנצווארוש". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
  9. FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. National Player details – Abu Fani Mohammad IFA (in Hebrew)
  12. "Scotland v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 October 2020.
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