Hany Mukhtar

Hany Mukhtar
Personal information
Full nameHany Abubakar Mukhtar
Date of birth21 March 1995
Place of birthBerlin, Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Benfica
Number27
Youth career
FC Stern Marienfelde
2000–2012Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2015Hertha BSC II21(7)
2012–2015Hertha BSC17(0)
2015–Benfica B1(1)
National team‡
Germany U153(1)
Germany U1610(3)
Germany U173(1)
2013Germany U184(0)
2013–2014Germany U19[1]16(9)
2014–Germany U20[2]5(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:16, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Hany Abubakar Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Benfica B in Portugal.

Club career

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 five. Rising through Hertha's ranks, he captained the club's U-17 squad to a Championship title in 2012.[3] 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.[4] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar come on as a substitute for Ronny[5] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[4]

On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[6] The transfer fee is believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC will allegedly participate in a potential resale.[7]

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.[8]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin to a Sudanese father and a German mother.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "U 19-Junioren: Hany Mukhtar" [U 19-juniors: Hany Mukhtar] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "U 20-Männer: Hany Mukhtar" [U 20-men: Hany Mukhtar] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Luhukay holt Mukhtar in Hertha-Kader" [Luhukay brings Mukhtar into the Hertha squad] (in German). B.Z. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Perfekt! Herthas Mukhtar wechselt zu Benfica" [Perfect! Hertha's Mukhtar transfers to Benfica] (in German). Kicker. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Herthas Kleinster kommt groß raus!, www.berliner-kurier.de vom 23. Juli 2013

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