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 =
}}
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}}
References
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External links
- {{IFA national player}}
- {{soccerway}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|joel-abu-hanna}}
- [https://footballpalestine.com/palestine-eligible-players/ Football Palestine]
{{Levadiakos F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Hanna, Joel}}
Category:Israeli men's footballers
Category:Israel men's international footballers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers from Troisdorf
Category:Israeli Arab Christians
Category:Arab-Israeli footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Category:1. FC Magdeburg players
Category:SC Fortuna Köln players
Category:FC Zorya Luhansk players
Category:Legia Warsaw II players
Category:Lechia Gdańsk players
Category:Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Category:Levadiakos F.C. players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:German people of Israeli descent
Category:German people of Palestinian descent
Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel
Category:Israeli people of German descent