Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a Sudanese-German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.
Mukhtar with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Hany Abubakr Mukhtar | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Nashville SC | |||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||
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) | |||||||
2015–2017 | Benfica | 1 | (0) | |||||||
2015–2016 | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 13 | (1) | |||||||
2016–2017 | → Brøndby (loan) | 29 | (6) | |||||||
2017–2020 | Brøndby | 77 | (18) | |||||||
2020– | Nashville SC | 79 | (43) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2009–2010 | Germany U15 | 3 | (1) | |||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 10 | (3) | |||||||
2011 | Germany U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||
2013 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) | |||||||
2014 | Germany U19 | 16 | (9) | |||||||
2014–2016 | Germany U20 | 15 | (7) | |||||||
2016–2017 | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:57, 10 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2017 |
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.[2] 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.[3] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar came on as a substitute for Ronny,[4] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[3]
On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[5] The transfer fee was believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC would allegedly participate in a potential resale.[6] 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.[7] 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.[citation needed]
On 28 August 2015, he joined Austrian Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal. Salzburg were also granted a subsequent transfer option.[8]
For the following season he was again loaned, this time to Danish club Brøndby IF.[9] On 24 July 2016, he made his Danish Superliga debut by replacing Andrew Hjulsager for the final fifteen minutes of a 2–0 away win over Silkeborg IF.[10] On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 7–0 away rout over AGF.[11]
On 17 April 2017, Brøndby exercised their option to sign Mukhtar permanently from Benfica. Mukthar penned a four-year contract with Brøndby which tied him to the club until the summer 2021.[12]
On 22 April 2018, Mukhtar was awarded the Superliga Player of the Season,[13] with him being named on the Superligaen Team of the Year by newspaper B.T.[14] On 10 May 2018, Mukhtar played as Brøndby beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the Danish Cup final.[15][16]
On 27 August 2019, Mukhtar became the first designated player in Nashville SC franchise history.[17] Although the transfer became official in August 2019, he remained at Brøndby IF until 1 January 2020.[18][19] On 12 September 2020, Mukhtar scored his first goal for Nashville in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United FC.[20]
On 17 July 2021, Mukhtar scored the first hat trick in Nashville SC history over Chicago Fire FC. This was the fastest hat trick from the start of a game in MLS history;[21] Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and 16th minutes.[21]
On 1 November 2022, Mukhtar was named the 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP after receiving 48.03% of total votes. Mukhtar led the league with 34 goal contributions (23 goals, 11 assists) in 2022, tied for the fifth-most in a single MLS season. [22]
A German youth international, Mukhtar scored the only and winning goal for the Germany U19 national team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final against Portugal.[23] On 1 June 2015, he scored a hat-trick for Germany's under-20 in an 8–1 win against Fiji in his first match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[24]
Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a German mother (Ursula)[25] and a Sudanese father.[26] He has one elder brother. He is engaged to Ashley Gowder. [27]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hertha BSC II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2014–15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
Total | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||||
Hertha BSC | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Brøndby (loan) | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 38 | 9 | |
Brøndby | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 10 | |
2018–19 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 36 | 7 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 106 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | 131 | 28 | |||
Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 15 | 4 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
2021 | 31 | 16 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 33 | 19 | ||||
2022 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 26 | |||
Total | 79 | 43 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 88 | 50 | |||
Career total | 238 | 76 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 279 | 86 |
Hertha BSC
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg[28]
Brøndby
Germany U19
Individual
with Hany Mukhtar bagging himself a hat-trick
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