Muhamed Alghoul

Muhamed Alghoul
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Keflavík
Number 9
Youth career
–2010 Nur Zagreb
2010–2011 Lokomotiva
2011–2012 Dinamo Zagreb
2012–2014 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Lokomotiva 2 (0)
2016–2018 Dubrava ? (?)
2017 → Vinogradar (loan) ? (?)
2018–2019 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 11 (0)
2019 FC Dietikon 9 (4)
2019–2022 Dubrava 54 (12)
2022 Academica Clinceni 13 (2)
2022–2023 Wadi Degla 0 (0)
2023– Keflavík 8 (1)
International career
2015 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2015 Croatia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Muhamed Alghoul (Arabic: محمد الغول; born 9 April 1996) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Icelandic club Keflavík.[1]

Born in Croatia, Alghoul is of Palestinian descent through his father; he represented Croatia internationally at youth level in 2015, before switching allegiance to Palestine in 2021.

Early life

Alghoul was born in Zagreb, Croatia to a Palestinian father from Gaza, and a Croatian mother of Bosniak descent.[2] He has a younger brother, Khalid, who also plays football.[2] Alghoul is Muslim.[2]

Club career

Alghoul started his career with Croatian First League side Lokomotiva, where he made two appearances, before suffering a knee injury.[3] On 5 October 2014, he debuted for Lokomotiva in a 3–0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.[4] Before the second half of 2015–16, Alghoul signed for Dubrava in the Croatian Third League.[1]

In 2018, Alghoul signed for Croatian Second League club Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he was nicknamed the "Palestinian Luka Modrić".[3] Before the second half of 2018–19, Alghoul signed for FC Dietikon in the Swiss fifth division.[5] In 2019, he returned to Dubrava.[1]

In January 2022, Alghoul moved to Romanian Liga I side Academica Clinceni.[6]

International career

Alghoul represented Croatia at under-20 and under-21 levels in 2015.[7]

Eligible to represent Palestine internationally through his father,[2] he was first called up to the national team for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Muhamed Alghoul at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ački Dečko: idem a Palestinu..." 24sata. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ a b "'PALESTINSKI LUKA MODRIĆ' IZ 2. LIGE: / Neki tvrde da je potencijal za elitni razred našeg nogometa, a u Dragovoljcu ne igra puno. Zašto?". net.hr.
  4. ^ Muhamed Alghoul at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Muhamed Alghoul odlazi u švicarski FC Dietikon, tamo ga čeka bivši suigrač iz Dubrave TK Klarić koji je drugi strijelac momčadi". sportnews.hr.
  6. ^ "Un nou transfer pentru Academica Clinceni. Ilfovenii au bătut palma cu Muhamed Alghoul". Telekomsport (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Muhamed Alghoul - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 21 November 2021.


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