Joël Abu Hanna

Personal information
Full name	Joël Abu Hanna[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998[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
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)
2019	→ Fortuna Köln (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2021	Zorya Luhansk	42	(1)
2021–2023	Legia Warsaw	8	(0)
2022–2023	→ Lechia Gdańsk (loan)	14	(0)
2023–	Maccabi Netanya	1	(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 31 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2021

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

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

International career

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

External links

• Joel Abu Hanna – Israel Football Association national team player details
• Joel Abu Hanna at Soccerway
• Joel Abu Hanna at WorldFootball.net
• Football Palestine