| Mohammad Abu Fani | |
| Height: | 1.64 m |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kafr Qara, Israel |
| Currentclub: | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Years1: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Caps1: | 102 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Hapoel Hadera (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Hapoel Hadera (loan) |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Israel U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 2 June 2022 |
Mohammad Abu Fani (or Mohamad Abo-Fani,[1] [2] Arabic: مُحَمَّد أَبُو فَانِيّ, Hebrew: מוחמד אבו פאני; born 27 April 1998) is an Arab-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC and the Israel national team.
Abu Fani was born in Kafr Qara, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family. His father Sami Abu Fani, a former local footballer, supported Mohammad’s football career from a young age. He has 2 sisters, Rawan and Lareen.
On 13 May 2017 Abu Fani made his debut for Maccabi Haifa in a 0–1 loss to Bnei Sakhnin, coming in as a substitute at the 46th minute.[3] At youth level, Abu Fani was part of the Maccabi Haifa U-21 team which won two consecutive championships, in 2015–16 and 2016–17, as well as reaching the UEFA Youth League play off stage.[4]
On 15 June 2023 signed for 4 years for Ferencvárosi TC.[5]
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[6] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[7] [8]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[9] [10]
Since youth, he played for both the U19 and the U21 national teams of Israel, appearing in 18 matches, and scoring 3 goals (U19 only).[11]
He made his senior debut for Israel on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs away match against Scotland.[12]
Maccabi Haifa