Munas Dabbur

Munas Dabbur( born 14 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. He is of Palestinian descent.

Munas Dabbur
Dabbur with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Munas Dabbur
Date of birth (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992
Place of birth Nazareth, Israel
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2010 Maccabi Nazareth
2010–2011 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 5 (0)
2011–2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv 66 (22)
2014–2016 Grasshoppers 82 (41)
2016–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 76 (44)
2017 → Grasshoppers (loan) 13 (7)
2019–2020 Sevilla 2 (0)
2020– 1899 Hoffenheim 73 (15)
National team‡
2011 Israel U-19 7 (3)
2011–2014 Israel U-21 22 (13)
2014–2022 Israel 40 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2022

Career

He started in the Israeli Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academies. In 2011 he made his senior debut with Maccabi Tel Aviv. In this season he made eight goals in 26 league matches. In the 2012-13 season he was part of the team which won the championship for the first time after a 10 years dry spell.

In 2014 he wnt to Switzerland and played for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2] On 16 February 2014 he had his first appearance at Zurich scoring two goals and assisting once in a 5–1 win against St. Gallen. Dabbur finished his debut season at Grasshoppers with nine goals and four assists in 15 league matches. During the summer of 2015 several clubs were interested in Dabbur but he signed a new improved contract with his club.

In May 2016 Dabbur signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for five years. In February 2017 Dabbur was loaned back to his previous Swiss club of Grasshoppers until the end of the season. After he came back he became two times (2018, 2019) top scorer of the Bundesliga.

On 17 January 2019, Dabbur agreed to join Spanish La Liga club Sevilla in a four-year contract, but stayed with his previous club Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the season.[3]

On 7 January 2020 he signed a contract until 2024 with German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim.[4]

International career

In 2013, Dabbur was part of the Israel U-21 national team that played in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was hosted in Israel. He made his senior debut against Honduras in a 4–2 victory on 1 June 2014. He scored his first goal for the national team against Andorra in a 4–0 victory on 3 September 2015. Dabbur announced his retirement from Israel on 26 July 2022.[5] He played 40 matches for Israel and scored 15 goals.

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Red Bull Salzburg

Sevilla

Individual

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References
  1. "Mu'nas Dabbur". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. sport5.co.il
  3. marca.com
  4. bulinews.com
  5. algemeiner.com/
  6. Watson.ch
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