Hany Mukhtar
Mukhtar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hany Abubakr Mukhtar
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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 113 (58)
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
Winner2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:32, 22 October 2023 (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.

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 only seven. Rising through Hertha's ranks, he captained the club's U-17 squad to a Championship title in 2012.[2] 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.[3] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar came on as a substitute for Ronny,[4] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[3]

Benfica

On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[5] The transfer fee was believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC would allegedly participate in a potential resale.[6] 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.[7] 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.

On 28 August 2015, he joined Austrian Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal. Salzburg were also granted a subsequent transfer option.[8]

Brøndby

For the following season he was again loaned, this time to Danish club Brøndby IF.[9] 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.[10] On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 7–0 away rout over AGF.[11]

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.[12]

On 22 April 2018, Mukhtar was awarded the Superliga Player of the Season,[13] with him being named on the Superligaen Team of the Year by newspaper B.T.[14] On 10 May 2018, Mukhtar played as Brøndby beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the Danish Cup final.[15][16]

Nashville SC

On 27 August 2019, Mukhtar became the first designated player in Nashville SC franchise history.[17] Although the transfer became official in August 2019, he remained at Brøndby IF until 1 January 2020.[18][19] On 12 September 2020, Mukhtar scored his first goal for Nashville in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United FC.[20] 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;[21] Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and 16th minutes.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

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.[25] 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.[26]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a German mother (Ursula)[27] and a Sudanese father.[28] He has one elder brother. He is married to Ashley Gowder.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 October 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 135———135
2013–14 20———20
2014–15 62———62
Total 217———217
Hertha BSC 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2013–14 Bundesliga 10010——110
2014–15 0000——00
Total 17010——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 Superliga 3610504[lower-alpha 2]0—4510
2018–19 296304[lower-alpha 2]1—367
2019–20 1220000—122
Total 10624132122—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—8[lower-alpha 4]24317
Total 1135843—14613167
Career total 27291205122146322104
  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, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Hertha BSC

Benfica

Red Bull Salzburg[30]

Brøndby

Germany U19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Hany Mukhtar". Nashville SC. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "Luhukay holt Mukhtar in Hertha-Kader" [Luhukay brings Mukhtar into the Hertha squad] (in German). B.Z. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Perfekt! Herthas Mukhtar wechselt zu Benfica" [Perfect! Hertha's Mukhtar transfers to Benfica] (in German). Kicker. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Benfica B - Chaves (Jornada 38 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Red Bulls make new signing: Hany Mukhtar joins from Benfica on loan". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Brøndby IF indgår lejeaftale med tysk midtbanespiller". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Silkeborg IF 0-2 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "AGF 0-7 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Dupont, Nicolai (17 April 2017). "Brøndby skriver kontrakt med Mukhtar" [Brøndby signs contract with Mukhtar]. tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hany Mukhtar Årets Profil I Superligaen". spillerforeningen.dk. Spillerforeningen. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Brøndby og FCM dominerer: Her er Årets Hold i Superligaen". B.T. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Brøndby er pokalmester - ender ti års pokaltørke" (in Danish). TV2. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Live: Brøndby IF - Silkeborg IF". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Bogert, Tom (27 August 2019). "Nashville SC sign German midfielder Hany Mukhtar as first DP". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Hany Mukhtar skifter til vinter til Nashville SC". brondby.com (in Danish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "NASHVILLE SC ACQUIRES GERMAN MIDFIELDER HANY MUKHTAR AS FIRST DESIGNATED PLAYER". Nashville SC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "GOAL: Hany Mukhtar opens his MLS account". Nashville SC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  21. 1 2 Mukhtar scores fastest hat trick in MLS history Bradenton Herald/The Associated Press 18 July 2021
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar named 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  24. ↑ "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar named Player of the Matchday". mlssoccer.com. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "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
  27. ↑ "Herthas Kleinster kommt groß raus!". berliner-kurier.de (in German). Berliner Kurier. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  28. ↑ "Geht Hany Mukhtar schon im Winter?". bz-berlin.de (in German). BZ Berlin. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  29. ↑ Walker, George (1 November 2022). "Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar receives MLS MVP Award". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 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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