Joël Abu Hanna
( ar, جوئيل أبو حنا, he, ג'ואל אבו חנא; born 22 January 1998) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Polish club
Lechia Gdańsk
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, on loan from
Legia Warsaw
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. Born in Germany, he represents the
Israel national team.
Early life
Abu Hanna was born in
Troisdorf
Troisdorf () is a city in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn.
Division of the city
Troisdorf consi ...
, Germany, to an
Arab-Israeli
The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...
Christian
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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, Abu Hanna was also considered to play for the senior
Palestine national team.
In his first official match playing for Israel versus
Czech Republic
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at the
2020–21 UEFA Nations League
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, Abu Hanna accidentally scored an own goal.
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Football Palestine
1998 births
Living people
Israeli footballers
Israel international footballers
German footballers
Germany youth international footballers
People from Troisdorf
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
German Christians
Israeli Arab Christians
Arab-Israeli footballers
Arab citizens of Israel
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
Association football defenders
Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
1. FC Magdeburg players
SC Fortuna Köln players
FC Zorya Luhansk players
Legia Warsaw players
Legia Warsaw II players
Lechia Gdańsk players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ekstraklasa players
III liga players
Israeli expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland
German people of Israeli descent
German people of Palestinian descent
People with acquired Israeli citizenship
Israeli people of German descent
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