| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 30, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Nazareth, Israel | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994-1995 | Maccabi Haifa | 23 | (4) |
| 1995–1997 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 49 | (14) |
| 1997-1999 | Hapoel Haifa | 55 | (9) |
| 1999-2000 | Aston Villa | 5 | (0) |
| 2000-2002 | Hapoel Haifa | 40 | (1) |
| 2002-2003 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 29 | (2) |
| 2003-2004 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 18 | (2) |
| 2004-2005 | Maccabi Haifa | 7 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 34 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2001 | Israel | 18 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008-2009 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| 2009-present | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2006. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Najwan Ghrayib (Arabic: نجوان غريب, Hebrew: נג'ואן גרייב), (born January 30, 1974) is a Arab-Israeli former footballer, and was recently assistant manager of his hometown club - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. The manager at the time was John Gregory, his former boss at Aston Villa.
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After a successful season at Hapoel Haifa, Ghrayib received interest from English football club Tottenham Hotspur and was set to join the team before his proposed transfer fell through. That is when Aston Villa decided to make a swoop for the left back after club scout Ross MacLaren declared him to be the best left back he had ever seen.[1] Aston Villa paid out £1 million for his transfer but Ghrayib saw very little first-team action and was sold to Israeli side Hapoel Haifa for just £150K.[2]