Mu'nas Dabbur

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
Team 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)
2017 → Grasshoppers (loan) 13 (7)
2019–2020 Sevilla 2 (0)
2020–2023 TSG Hoffenheim 84 (17)
2023– Shabab Al Ahli 21 (14)
International career‡
2011 Israel U19 7 (3)
2011–2014 Israel U21 22 (13)
2014–2022 Israel 40 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 Juin 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Mu'nas Dabbur[2] (sometimes Moanes Dabour or Muanes Dabur,[3][4][5] Arabic: مُؤَنَّس دَبُّور, Hebrew: מואנס דאבור; born (1992-05-14)14 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE Pro League, and has played 40 caps for the Israeli national team.

Early life

Dabbur was born in Nazareth, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family[6][7] of Palestinian descent.[8] His brother Anas Dabbur is also a footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Dabbur's father Kasam died in a car accident in 2009.[9]

Club career

Dabbur started his career in the Israeli Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academies.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

He made his senior debut with Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2011. In the 2011–12 season, he participated in 26 league matches for Maccabi, scoring eight goals.

In the 2012–13 Israeli Premier League season, he was part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's squad that has become champions after a ten-year drought spell, providing the team with 10 goals in 26 matches. His efforts were instrumental in securing the Israeli League Championship, marking the team’s first title in a decade. [10] Dabbur started the season providing two important goals on 27 August 2011 against Maccabi Haifa, goals that were described as "extremely crucial" for the rest of the season in the tight race for achieving the title.[citation needed]

Dabbur ended the season after being injured for a one-month period during the warm up to the derby match against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 6 April 2013.[11]

Grasshoppers

On 4 February 2014, Dabbur confirmed his transfer to the Swiss Super League after its club Grasshoppers paid a transfer fee of $425,000 to his previous Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12] On 16 February 2014, he had his first appearance at Zurich, when he came on from the bench in the second half 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.

The 2014–15 season was comparatively less successful with Dabbur scoring 13 times in the league and five in the cup. He also provided 8 assists in the league, reaffirming his position as one of Grasshoppers' best and most valuable players.

During the summer of 2015, several clubs were rumoured to be interested in Dabbur, including German club Werder Bremen and Italian club Palermo. However, the only two clubs to bid for him were the aforementioned Palermo and his previous Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Both bids were rejected and Dabbur signed a new, greatly improved contract with Swiss club Grasshoppers.

Dabbur enjoyed a good start to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League season, scoring eight and assisting eight goals in his club's first eight games including a goal and a hat-trick of assists in Grasshoppers' opening game against Thun.

Red Bull Salzburg

In May 2016, Dabbur signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for five years. During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[13] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 2–1 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.[14]

In February 2017, Dabbur was loaned mid-season back to his previous Swiss club of Grasshoppers, until the end of the season.

Sevilla

On 17 January 2019, Dabbur agreed terms to join Spanish La Liga club Sevilla. He agreed to a four-year contract, but stayed with his previous Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the campaign.[15] Dabbur made his debut with Sevilla during the 2019–20 La Liga matchweek 16, coming on as a substitute for Óliver Torres in the 78th minute, in a 1–1 tie at Osasuna.[16]

TSG Hoffenheim

On 7 January 2020, it was disclosed that Dabbur had signed a contract until 2024 with German Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim for a reported fee of 12 million euros.[17]

Shabab Al-Ahli

On 12 July 2023, Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli announced the signing of Dabbur, for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[18]

International career

Dabbur with Israel U-21 during the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that took place in Israel

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. Dabbur started in two out of three matches during the group stage of the tournament, against the U21 national teams of England and Italy.[19][20]

In May 2014, Dabbur was called up by coach Eli Guttman in the senior Israel national football team 25-man squad to play two friendlies against Mexico and Honduras.[21] 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, in UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.[22]

Dabbur said: "It’s a great honor for me to represent Israel. I always felt that I was proud to be invited to the team, and I want it to continue."[23]

Dabbur announced his retirement from Israel, on 26 July 2022.[24][25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 December 2024[26][27][28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2009–10 IPL 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2011–12 26 8 1 0 2 1 7[c] 1 36 10
2012–13 26 10 1 0 5 0 — 32 10
2013–14 14 4 1 0 0 0 5[c] 0 20 4
Total 66 22 3 0 7 1 12 1 88 24
Grasshoppers 2013–14 SSL 15 9 0 0 — 0 0 15 9
2014–15 32 13 3 3 — 4[d] 0 39 16
2015–16 35 19 2 3 — — 37 22
Total 82 41 5 6 — 4 0 91 47
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 15 2 2 3 — 8[e] 1 25 6
2017–18 32 22 3 0 — 20[f] 7 55 29
2018–19 29 20 5 5 — 14[g] 12 48 37
Total 76 44 10 8 — 42 20 128 72
Grasshoppers (loan) 2016–17 SSL 13 7 0 0 — 0 0 13 7
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 2 0 1 0 — 6[c] 3 9 3
TSG Hoffenheim 2019–20 Bundesliga 14 4 1 2 — — 15 6
2020–21 22 4 1 0 — 7[c] 6 30 10
2021–22 27 3 3 2 — — 30 5
2022–23 21 6 3 2 — — 24 8
Total 84 17 8 6 — 7 6 99 29
Shabab Al Ahli 2023–24 UPL 21 14 3 0 1 0 2[h] 1 27 15
2024–25 8 5 2 0 4 3 3 0 17 8
Total 29 19 5 0 5 3 5 1 44 23
Career total 357 150 32 20 12 4 76 31 477 205
  1. ^ Includes Israel State Cup, Swiss Cup, Austrian Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Includes Toto Cup, UAE League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, sixteen appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Four appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and eight goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dabbur goal.[29]
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

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Red Bull Salzburg

Sevilla

Individual

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