Mohammed "Hamoudi" Kna'an (or Kanaan, ar, مُحَمَّد "خَمُّودِيّ" كَنعَان, he, מוחמד "חמודי" כנעאן; born ) is an

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

and the Israeli National team.

Early life

Kna'an was born in

Majd al-Krum Majd al-Krum ( ar, مجد الكروم, he, מַגְ'ד אל-כֻּרוּם ''Majd al-Kurum'') is an Arab town located in the Galilee in Israel's Northern District about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Acre. The name of the village translates to ...

, to a Muslim-Arab family.

Club career

Kna'an started his early youth career in his hometown's F.C. Majd al-Krum academy. When he was 11, he joined the

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 ...

youth academy. On 19 July 2018 he joined the F.C. Ashdod youth, for 5 years. On 20 December 2018, Kna'an made his senior debut for F.C. Ashdod in the

Israeli State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

, coming on as a 79th minute substitute against

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

, that ended in a 2–0 home win.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kna'an, Mohammed 2000 births Living people Israeli men's footballers F.C. Ashdod players Israeli Premier League players Footballers from Majd al-Krum Men's association football forwards Israel men's youth international footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Arab-Israeli footballers Arab citizens of Israel Israeli Muslims