Hany Mukhtar

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Hany Mukhtar
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 117 (59)
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 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:53, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2017

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

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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 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

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

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

On 27 August 2019, Mukhtar became the first designated player in Nashville SC franchise history. [18] Although the transfer became official in August 2019, he remained at Brøndby IF until 1 January 2020. [19] [20] On 12 September 2020, Mukhtar scored his first goal for Nashville in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United FC. [21] 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; [22] Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and 16th minutes. [22]

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. [23] 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. [24]

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. [25]

International career

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. [26] 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. [27]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a German mother (Ursula) [28] and a Sudanese father. [29] He has one elder brother. He is married to Ashley Gowder. [30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024 [31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 135———135
2013–14 20———20
2014–15 62———62
Total217———217
Hertha BSC 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2013–14 Bundesliga 10010——110
2014–15 0000——00
Total17010——180
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 11———11
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1000000010
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 1312000—151
Brøndby (loan) 2016–17 Danish Superliga 296524 [lower-alpha 2] 1—389
Brøndby 2017–18 Danish Superliga3610504 [lower-alpha 2] 0—4510
2018–19 296304 [lower-alpha 2] 1—367
2019–20 1220000—122
Total10624132122—13128
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 154——3 [lower-alpha 3] 1185
2021 3116——2 [lower-alpha 3] 33319
2022 332333—1 [lower-alpha 3] 03726
2023 341510—9 [lower-alpha 4] 24417
2024 41003 [lower-alpha 5] 10072
Total11759433115613969
Career total27692205153156330106
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup, Danish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 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

Honours

Hertha BSC

Benfica

Red Bull Salzburg [31]

Brøndby

Germany U19

Individual

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  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.
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  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.
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