Joel Abu Hanna

{{short description|Israeli footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joël Abu Hanna
جوئيل أبو حنا

| fullname = Joël Abu Hanna{{Cite web|title=Israel - J. Abu Hanna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joel-abu-hanna/324626/|access-date=15 November 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}}

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.84 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|1|22}}{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Joel Abu Hanna - Israel - UEFA Nations League|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250067636--joel-abu-hanna/|access-date=15 November 2020|website=UEFA|language=en}}

| birth_place = Troisdorf, Germany

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Levadiakos

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008

| youthclubs1 = TuRa Hennef

| youthyears2 = 2008–2017

| youthclubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern II

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = 1. FC Magdeburg

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → Fortuna Köln (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019–2021

| clubs6 = Zorya Luhansk

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021–2023

| clubs7 = Legia Warsaw

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = Legia Warsaw II

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = → Lechia Gdańsk (loan)

| caps9 = 14

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–2024

| clubs10 = Maccabi Netanya

| caps10 = 24

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2025–

| clubs11 = Levadiakos

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016

| nationalteam3 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2020–2021

| nationalteam4 = Israel

| nationalcaps4 = 6

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|GER}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}

{{Medal|RU|2015 Bulgaria|}}

| club-update = 15 April 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Joël Abu Hanna ({{langx|ar|جوئيل أبو حنا}}, {{langx|he|ג'ואל אבו חנא}}; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Levadiakos.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joel-abu-hanna/ |title=Joel Abu Hanna |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=29 September 2017}} Born in Germany, he represented the Israel national team.

Early life

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

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,{{cite web|url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/sport/fussball/artikel/fck-joel-abu-hanna-beginnt-mission-weiterentwicklung/|title=FCK: Joel Abu Hanna beginnt Mission "Weiterentwicklung"|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=https://footballpalestine.com/palestine-eligible-players/|title=Palestine-Eligible Players -|website=footballpalestine.com}} Abu Hanna was also considered to play for the senior Palestine national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=285&docID=343564|title=ג'ואל אבו חנא: מעדיף את נבחרת ישראל על פלסטין - ספורט 5|website=Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/11/europe/uefa-nations-league/israel/czech-republic/3243415/|title=Israel vs. Czech Republic - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}

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