Munas Dabbur

Arab-Israeli association footballer of Palestinian descent

Mu'nas Dabbur[2] (sometimes Moanes Dabour or Muanes Dabur,[3][4][5] Arabic: مُؤَنَّس دَبُّور, Hebrew: מואנס דאבור; born 14 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE Pro League.

Mu'nas Dabbur
Dabbur with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mu'nas Dabbur
Date of birth (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nazareth, Israel
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Shabab Al-Ahli
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2010 Maccabi Nazareth
2010–2011 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 5 (0)
2011–2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv 66 (22)
2014–2016 Grasshoppers 82 (41)
2016–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 76 (44)
2017Grasshoppers (loan) 13 (7)
2019–2020 Sevilla 2 (0)
2020–2023 TSG Hoffenheim 84 (17)
2023– Shabab Al Ahli 5 (3)
National team
2011 Israel U-19 7 (3)
2011–2014 Israel U-21 22 (13)
2014–2022 Israel 40 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2022

Career

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He started in the Israeli Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academies. In 2011 he made his senior debut with Maccabi Tel Aviv. In this season he made eight goals in 26 league matches. In the 2012-13 season he was part of the team which won the championship for the first time after a 10 years dry spell.

In 2014 he wnt to Switzerland and played for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[6] On 16 February 2014 he had his first appearance at Zurich scoring two goals and assisting once in a 5–1 win against St. Gallen. Dabbur finished his debut season at Grasshoppers with nine goals and four assists in 15 league matches. During the summer of 2015 several clubs were interested in Dabbur but he signed a new improved contract with his club.

In May 2016 Dabbur signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for five years. In February 2017 Dabbur was loaned back to his previous Swiss club of Grasshoppers until the end of the season. After he came back he became two times (2018, 2019) top scorer of the Bundesliga.

On 17 January 2019, Dabbur agreed to join Spanish La Liga club Sevilla in a four-year contract, but stayed with his previous club Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the season.[7]

On 7 January 2020, he signed a contract until 2024 with German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim.[8]

On 12 July 2023, Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli announced the signing of Dabbur, for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[9]

International career

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In 2013, Dabbur was part of the Israel U-21 national team that played in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was hosted in Israel. He made his senior debut against Honduras in a 4–2 victory on 1 June 2014. He scored his first goal for the national team against Andorra in a 4–0 victory on 3 September 2015. Dabbur announced his retirement from Israel on 26 July 2022.[10] He played 40 matches for Israel and scored 15 goals.

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 May 2023[11][12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2009–10 Israeli Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2011–12 Israeli Premier League 26 8 1 0 2 1 7 1 36 10
2012–13 Israeli Premier League 26 10 1 0 5 0 32 10
2013–14 Israeli Premier League 14 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 20 4
Total 66 22 3 0 7 1 12 1 88 24
Grasshoppers 2013–14 Swiss Super League 15 9 0 0 0 0 15 9
2014–15 Swiss Super League 32 13 3 3 2 0 37 16
2015–16 Swiss Super League 35 19 2 3 37 22
Total 82 41 5 6 2 0 89 47
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 15 2 2 3 8 1 25 6
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 32 22 3 0 20 7 55 29
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 29 20 5 5 14 12 48 37
Total 76 44 10 8 42 20 128 72
Grasshoppers (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Super League 13 7 0 0 0 0 13 7
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 2 0 1 0 6 3 9 3
TSG Hoffenheim 2019–20 Bundesliga 14 4 1 2 15 6
2020–21 Bundesliga 22 4 1 0 7 6 30 10
2021–22 Bundesliga 27 3 3 2 30 5
2022–23 Bundesliga 21 6 3 2 24 8
Total 84 17 8 6 7 6 99 29
Career total 328 131 27 20 7 1 69 30 431 182

International

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Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dabbur goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Mu'nas Dabbur
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2015 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel   Andorra 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2 15 November 2018 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel   Guatemala 3–0 7–0 Friendly
3 4–0
4 24 March 2019 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel   Austria 4–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 15 October 2019 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel   Latvia 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6 3–1
7 16 November 2019 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel   Poland 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
8 31 March 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova   Moldova 4–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
9 1 September 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
10 4 September 2021 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel   Austria 2–0 5–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
11 9 October 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland   Scotland 2–1 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
12 12 October 2021 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel   Moldova 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
13 15 November 2021 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel   Faroe Islands 1–0 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA
14 29 March 2022 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel   Romania 1–2 2–2 Friendly
15 2–2

Honours

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Maccabi Tel Aviv

Red Bull Salzburg

Sevilla

Individual

References

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  1. "Mu'nas Dabbur". Shabab Al Ahli Club. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "The Israeli Dabbur signs for Sevilla". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "Moanes Dabbur". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "Moanes Dabour, international football player". EU-Football.info.
  5. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Muanes DABUR".
  6. sport5.co.il
  7. marca.com
  8. bulinews.com
  9. "Adeus Europa, olá Ásia: Munas Dabbur reforça Shabab Al-Ahli" [Goodbye Europe, hello Asia: Munas Dabbur reinforces Shabab Al-Ahli]. www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. algemeiner.com/
  11. "M. Dabbur". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  12. Moanes Dabbur statistics Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Maccabi Tel Aviv official website
  13. "Munas Dabbur » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. "Dabour, Moanes". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  15. "Das ist der neue Meisterpokal der Super League – Embolo und GC räumen bei SFL Award Night ab". watson.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  16. "Bruno-Gala 2019: Red Bull Salzburg und der LASK triumphieren". www.leadersnet.at (in German).
  17. "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2017/18". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  18. "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2018/19". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  19. "Cup Austria 2017 top assists table - Page 1". www.besoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.

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