Hany Mukhtar

Hany Mukhtar

Mukhtar with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hany Abubakr Mukhtar
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2002 FC Stern Marienfelde
2002–2012 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hertha BSC II 21 (7)
2012–2015 Hertha BSC 17 (0)
2015– Benfica B 1 (1)
2015– Benfica 1 (0)
2015–2016Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 13 (1)
2016–Brøndby IF (loan) 12 (4)
National team
2009–2010 Germany U15 3 (1)
2010–2011 Germany U16 10 (3)
2011 Germany U17 3 (1)
2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
2014 Germany U19 16 (9)
2014–2016 Germany U20 15 (7)
2016– Germany U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club Brøndby IF, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

Hertha BSC

Mukhtar began playing football at a very early age, initially for FC Stern Marienfelde. He was recruited into the youth academy of then-Bundesliga club Hertha BSC at the age of only seven. Rising through Hertha's ranks, he captained the club's U-17 squad to a Championship title in 2012.[1] The following season, he joined Hertha's reserves, and was surprisingly called to the first team when Israeli international Ben Sahar missed a match for Yom Kippur.[2] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar came on as a substitute for Ronny,[3] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[2]

Benfica

On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[4] The transfer fee is believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC will allegedly participate in a potential resale.[5] On 10 April 2015, Mukhtar debuted for the reserve team and scored a goal in a home draw against Chaves (2–2) in Segunda Liga.[6] On 23 May, he played his first match for the first team, as a substitute in a home win against Marítimo (4–1) in their last league match of the season.

On 28 August 2015, he joined Austrian Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal. Salzburg were also granted a subsequent transfer option.[7] For the following season he was again loaned, this time to Danish club Brøndby IF.[8]

International career

A German youth international, Mukhtar scored the only and winning goal for Germany in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final against Portugal.[9] On 1 June 2015, Mukhtar bagged a hat-trick for Germany's under-20 in a 8–1 win against Fiji in his first match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to Ursula (German mother) and Abubakr (Sudanese father).[11]

Honours

Club

[12]

Hertha BSC
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg

International

Germany[12]

References

  1. "Herthas Top-Talente: Schulz, Mukhtar, Djuricin – drei mit Zukunft" [Hertha's top talents: Schulz, Mukhtar, Djuricin – three with a future] (in German). goal.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Luhukay holt Mukhtar in Hertha-Kader" [Luhukay brings Mukhtar into the Hertha squad] (in German). B.Z. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. "Hertha mit 1:0-Heimsieg gegen Dresden" [Hertha with a 1:0 home victory against Dresden] (in German). DFL. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. "Futebol: Hany Mukhtar é reforço do SL Benfica" [Football: Hany Mukhtar joins SL Benfica]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Perfekt! Herthas Mukhtar wechselt zu Benfica" [Perfect! Hertha's Mukhtar transfers to Benfica] (in German). Kicker. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "Benfica B - Chaves (Jornada 38 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. "Red Bulls make new signing: Hany Mukhtar joins from Benfica on loan". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Brøndby IF indgår lejeaftale med tysk midtbanespiller". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  10. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Germany-Fiji". FIFA. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. with Hany Mukhtar bagging himself a hat-trick
  11. Herthas Kleinster kommt groß raus!, www.berliner-kurier.de vom 23. Juli 2013
  12. 1 2 Hany Mukhtar profile at Soccerway
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