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Hany Mukhtar

Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a Sudanese/German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.

Hany Mukhtar
Mukhtar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hany Abubakr Mukhtar[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nashville SC
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)
2015–2017 Benfica 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 → Brøndby (loan) 29 (6)
2017–2020 Brøndby 77 (18)
2020– Nashville SC 145 (66)
International career‡
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)
2016–2017 Germany U21 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:57, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2017

Club career

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Hertha BSC

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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 seven. 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 came on as a substitute for Ronny,[5] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[4]

Benfica

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On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[6] The transfer fee was believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC would allegedly participate in a potential resale.[7] 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.[8] 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.[citation needed]

On 28 August 2015, he joined Austrian Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal. Salzburg were also granted a subsequent transfer option.[9]

Brøndby

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For the following season he was again loaned, this time to Danish club Brøndby IF.[10] On 24 July 2016, he made his Danish Superliga debut by replacing Andrew Hjulsager for the final fifteen minutes of a 2–0 away win over Silkeborg IF.[11] On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 7–0 away rout over AGF.[12]

On 17 April 2017, Brøndby exercised their option to sign Mukhtar permanently from Benfica. Mukthar penned a four-year contract with Brøndby which tied him to the club until the summer 2021.[13]

On 22 April 2018, Mukhtar was awarded the Superliga Player of the Season,[14] with him being named on the Superligaen Team of the Year by newspaper B.T.[15] On 10 May 2018, Mukhtar played as Brøndby beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the Danish Cup final.[16][17]

Nashville SC

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On 27 August 2019, Mukhtar became the first designated player in Nashville SC franchise history.[18] The right to sign him was acquired by Nashville SC from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.[19] At the time, Mukhtar had never been to the United States, but agreed to Nashville's terms because his mother was a fan of Johnny Cash and that he was aware of the singer's connection to the city.[19] Although the transfer became official in August 2019, Mukhtar remained at Brøndby IF until 1 January 2020.[20][21]

His debut with Nashville SC was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which cancelled all league matches beginning in March 2020; while the league restarted operations during the MLS is Back Tournament in July, Nashville SC withdrew from the tournament due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the team.[19] On 12 September 2020, Mukhtar scored his first goal for Nashville in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United FC.[22] On 17 July 2021, Mukhtar scored the first hat-trick in Nashville SC history over Chicago Fire FC. This was the fastest hat-trick from the start of a game in MLS history;[23] Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and 16th minutes.[23] He finished the season with the most combined goals and assists in the season and was a finalist for the Landon Donovan MVP Award, which was eventually awarded to Carles Gil.[19]

On 31 August 2022, Mukhtar scored his second hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the first goal of which was a penalty kick.[24] On 1 November 2022, Mukhtar was named the 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP after receiving 48.03% of total votes. Mukhtar led the league with 34 goal contributions (23 goals, 11 assists) in 2022, tied for the fifth-most in a single MLS season.[25]

On 6 May 2023, Mukhtar scored his third career hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC, the second goal of which was a penalty kick. He was also awarded his seventh Player of the Matchday award as a result of his performance.[26]

International career

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A German youth international, Mukhtar scored the only and winning goal for the Germany U19 national team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final against Portugal.[27] On 1 June 2015, he scored a hat-trick for Germany's under-20 in an 8–1 win against Fiji in his first match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[28]

Personal life

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Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a Polish-German mother and Sudanese father.[29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 October 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 13 5 — — — 13 5
2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 2 0 — — — 2 0
2014–15 Regionalliga Nordost 6 2 — — — 6 2
Total 21 7 — — — 21 7
Hertha BSC 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 1 1 — — — 1 1
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 13 1 2 0 0 0 — 15 1
Brøndby (loan) 2016–17 Danish Superliga 29 6 5 2 4[b] 1 — 38 9
Brøndby 2017–18 Danish Superliga 36 10 5 0 4[b] 0 — 45 10
2018–19 Danish Superliga 29 6 3 0 4[b] 1 — 36 7
2019–20 Danish Superliga 12 2 0 0 0 0 — 12 2
Total 106 24 13 2 12 2 — 131 28
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 15 4 — — 3[c] 1 18 5
2021 MLS 31 16 — — 2[c] 3 33 19
2022 MLS 33 23 3 3 — 1[c] 0 37 26
2023 MLS 34 15 1 0 — 9[d] 2 44 17
2024 MLS 32 8 0 0 3[e] 1 2[f] 0 37 9
Total 145 66 4 3 3 1 17 6 169 76
Career total 304 99 20 5 15 3 17 6 360 113
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup, Danish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
  4. ^ Seven appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
  5. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Hertha BSC

Benfica

Red Bull Salzburg[30]

Brøndby

Germany U19

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Nashville SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 17. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Hany Mukhtar". Nashville SC. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. 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. ^ "Benfica B - Chaves (Jornada 38 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Red Bulls make new signing: Hany Mukhtar joins from Benfica on loan". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Brøndby IF indgår lejeaftale med tysk midtbanespiller". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Silkeborg IF 0-2 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ^ "AGF 0-7 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  13. ^ Dupont, Nicolai (17 April 2017). "Brøndby skriver kontrakt med Mukhtar" [Brøndby signs contract with Mukhtar]. tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Hany Mukhtar Årets Profil I Superligaen". spillerforeningen.dk. Spillerforeningen. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Brøndby og FCM dominerer: Her er Årets Hold i Superligaen". B.T. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Brøndby er pokalmester - ender ti års pokaltørke" (in Danish). TV2. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Live: Brøndby IF - Silkeborg IF". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  18. ^ Bogert, Tom (27 August 2019). "Nashville SC sign German midfielder Hany Mukhtar as first DP". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d Rueter, Jeff (1 November 2022). "How Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar thrived as a centerpiece, earning MLS MVP". The Athletic. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Hany Mukhtar skifter til vinter til Nashville SC". brondby.com (in Danish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  21. ^ "NASHVILLE SC ACQUIRES GERMAN MIDFIELDER HANY MUKHTAR AS FIRST DESIGNATED PLAYER". Nashville SC. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  22. ^ "GOAL: Hany Mukhtar opens his MLS account". Nashville SC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  23. ^ a b Mukhtar scores fastest hat trick in MLS history Bradenton Herald. Associated Press 18 July 2021
  24. ^ Wright, Ben (31 August 2022). "Recap: Hany Mukhtar hat-trick propels Nashville to 4-1 win over Rapids". Broadway Sports Media. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar named 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  26. ^ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar named Player of the Matchday". mlssoccer.com. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  27. ^ "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  28. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Germany-Fiji". FIFA. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. with Hany Mukhtar bagging himself a hat-trick
  29. ^ Hany Mukhtar
  30. ^ a b c d e Hany Mukhtar at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.  
  31. ^ "The UEFA Technical Team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  32. ^ "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  33. ^ "2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  34. ^ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar wins 2022 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  35. ^ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  36. ^ "2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  37. ^ "Nashville SC star Hany Mukhtar named August Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  38. ^ "Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar named MLS Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  39. ^ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar named 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP". Major League Soccer. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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