Ibrahim Mughrabi

Ibrahim Mughrabi (Arabic: إبراهيم المغربي, born 1939 in Aleppo) was a Syrian footballer of Palestinian descent who played as a striker. He was the first foreigner to ever play in the Greek Championship. In Greece he was known as "Ibrahim".

Ibrahim Mughrabi
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Al-Mughrabi
Date of birth 1939
Place of birth Aleppo
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1962 Halab Al-Ahli
1962–1963 AEK Athens 22 (7)
International career
Syria Military
1965 Palestine 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Mughrabi studied Law at the Damascus University while playing football for Halab Al-Ahli. Hailing from a noble family, he played football mostly for fun. He moved to Athens in 1962 in order to continue his studies at the University of Athens. He signed for AEK Athens, becoming the first ever foreign player to play for a greek club. At his debut, on 27 September 1962 against Egaleo, he introduced himself to the fans of the double-headed eagle by scoring a hat-trick, in a 7–2 win. On 7 October, he opened the score with a header in the 4–0 home win against Ethnikos[1] He scored against Aris on 21 October, opening the score in the final 3–1 at home.[2] On 28 April 1963, he scored in the 3–0 home win over Panionios.[3] He shaped the last of the 5 goals of his club in the 5–1 against PAOK at home, on 5 May.[4] His last 2 goals for AEK were on 19 May 1963 in a match for the Greek Cup at home against Kalamata, where he formed the final 7–1. In his only season at AEK he won the Greek Championship. In the summer of 1963 he returned to Syria.[5]

International career

In 1965 he played with Palestine in the 4th Pan-Arab Games held in Egypt, winning the fourth place. He scored the winner in the match against Lebanon.[6]

Honours

AEK Athens

References
  1. "7/10/1962: ΑΕΚ-Εθνικός 4-0". aektoday.com.
  2. "21/10/1962: ΑΕΚ-Άρης 3-1". aektoday.com.
  3. "ΑΕΚ-ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ Α ΕΘΝΙΚΗ". flash.gr. 29 March 2002.
  4. Καζαντζόγλου, Σταύρος (18 October 2020). "ΑΕΚ: Ο καλός πελάτης ΠΑΟΚ". enwsi.gr.
  5. "Ιμπραήμ". kitrinomavro.gr.
  6. "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". RSSSF.
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