Hany Mukhtar

Hany Mukhtar

Mukhtar with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hany Abubakr Mukhtar
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 23
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– Benfica 1 (0)
2015– → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 12 (1)
National team‡
Germany U15 3 (1)
Germany U16 10 (3)
Germany U17 3 (1)
2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U19[1] 16 (9)
2014– Germany U20[2] 11 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2015

Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Red Bull Salzburg, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

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.[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 is believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC will 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.

RB Salzburg

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]

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.[10] On 1 June 2015, Mukhtar bagged a hat-trick for Germany's under-20 in a 8–1 win against Fiji in his first match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to Ursula (German mother) and Abubakr (Sudanese father).[12]

Honours

Club

Hertha[13]
Benfica[13]

International

Germany[13]

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. 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.
  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. ↑ "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. ↑ "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Germany-Fiji". FIFA. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. with Hany Mukhtar bagging himself a hat-trick
  12. ↑ Herthas Kleinster kommt groß raus!, www.berliner-kurier.de vom 23. Juli 2013
  13. 1 2 3 "H. Mukhtar". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

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