Islam Cana'an (, ; born May 21, 1983) is a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays for
Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum.
Life
A product of the youth system at
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa () 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, Basketball, Weightl ...
, he was brought into the first team for the start of the
2005-06 Israeli Premier League season after being loaned out to gain playing experience. After not finding his way onto the pitch in the 2006–07 season, it was decided at Maccabi Haifa to loan him out yet again to Maccabi Herzliya. After going out on loan to Herzliya, Cana'an left Israel to join
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
an club,
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
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1983 births
Living people
Arab citizens of Israel
Israeli men's footballers
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players
Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C. players
Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Peñarol players
Arab-Israeli footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Footballers from Majd al-Krum
Men's association football defenders
21st-century Israeli sportsmen