Mukhtar in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Hany Abubakr Mukhtar [1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 March 1995 | |||||||||||||
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 | 136 | (63) | |||||||||||
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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:43, 21 July 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hertha BSC II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2014–15 | 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 | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 38 | 9 | |
Brøndby | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 45 | 10 | |
2018–19 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 106 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 131 | 28 | |||
Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 15 | 4 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
2021 | 31 | 16 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 33 | 19 | ||||
2022 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 26 | |||
2023 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 [lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 44 | 17 | |||
2024 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
Total | 136 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 158 | 73 | ||
Career total | 295 | 96 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 349 | 110 |
Hertha BSC
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg [31]
Brøndby
Germany U19
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