Ali Mohamed Al Faz is a

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who plays as a

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for Israeli club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Club career

Early career

Mohamed started his career at AS FAN and made his debut in the senior team at the age of 17. In 2013, he joined the youth department of

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and practiced intermittently with the reserve team. In the summer of 2015, he signed with Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla; on 7 September, he made his debut for the club in a 4–1 loss to Bnei Lod. On 19 February 2016, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 victory against Bnei Lod. On 6 July, Mohamed signed a contract with Maccabi Netanya. On 17 March 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. Mohamed finished the season with one goal and five assists. On 22 January 2018, Mohamed signed a new contract at Maccabi Netanya until the end of the 2019–20 season. In the new contract, his release clause was set at $2.5 million.

Beitar Jerusalem

On 10 June 2019, Mohamed signed a three-year contract with

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...

for a fee of €1.7 million. Upon his signing with the club, a sect of the club's fans named La Familia petitioned to have his Muslim-sounding name changed despite Mohamed being a Christian. In November, Mohamed was subjected to racist abuse from his own fans during an open training session. The club's owner, Moshe Hogeg, came out in support of Mohamed, saying that the club would pursue legal action against La Familia and any of the club's fans that were found to have hurled racist abuse at the player.

International career

On 6 September 2013, Mohamed made his debut for the

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in a 0–1 home loss against

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, during the

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Personal life

Although his name indicates his Muslim origin (his late father's faith), Mohamed claimed to be a devout Christian (his mother's faith). Mohamed also received a year-long Israeli residency status in August 2022.https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3526394

Honours

Maccabi Netanya *

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

: 2016–17 Beitar Jerusalem *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. F ...

: 2019–20 Maccabi Haifa *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

: 2021–22 * Toto Cup: 2021–22 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champio ...

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References

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