Hany Mukhtar

Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.

Hany Mukhtar
Mukhtar with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hany Abubakr Mukhtar
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) 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 15 (4)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2017

Club career

Hertha BSC

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.[1] 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.[2] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar came on as a substitute for Ronny,[3] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.[2]

Benfica

On 15 January 2015, Mukhtar signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2020.[4] The transfer fee is believed to be €500,000 and Hertha BSC will allegedly participate in a potential resale.[5] 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.[6] 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.

On 28 August 2015, he joined Austrian Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal. Salzburg were also granted a subsequent transfer option.[7] For the following season he was again loaned, this time to Danish club Brøndby IF.[8] 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.[9] On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 7–0 away rout over AGF.[10]

Brøndby

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.[11]

On 22 April 2018, Mukhtar was awarded the Superliga Player of the Season,[12] with him being named on the Superligaen Team of the Year by newspaper B.T..[13] On 10 May 2018, Mukhtar played as Brøndby beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the Danish Cup final.[14][15]

Nashville SC

On 27 August 2019, Mukhtar became the first designated player in Nashville SC franchise history.[16] Although the transfer became official in August 2019, he remained at Brøndby IF until 1 January 2020.[17][18] On 12 September 2020, Mukhtar scored his first goal for Nashville in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United FC.[19]

International career

A German youth international, Mukhtar scored the only and winning goal for Germany in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final against Portugal.[20] On 1 June 2015, Mukhtar bagged 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.[21]

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a German mother (Ursula)[22] and a Sudanese father.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 November 2020[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha Berlin II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 135———135
2013–14 20———20
2014–15 62———62
Total 217———217
Hertha Berlin 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2013–14 Bundesliga 10010——110
2014–15 0000——00
Total 17010——180
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 11———11
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1000000010
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 13120—00151
Brøndby (loan) 2016–17 Superligaen 29652—4[lower-alpha 1]1389
Brøndby 2017–18 Superligaen 361050—4[lower-alpha 1]04510
2018–19 29630—4[lower-alpha 1]1367
2019–20 12200—0[lower-alpha 1]0122
Total 771880—819319
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 154——3[lower-alpha 2] 1185
Career total 174371620019220941
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Club
Hertha BSC
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg[24]
Brøndby IF

International
Germany

Individual

References
  1. "Herthas Top-Talente: Schulz, Mukhtar, Djuricin – drei mit Zukunft" [Hertha's top talents: Schulz, Mukhtar, Djuricin – three with a future] (in German). goal.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. "Luhukay holt Mukhtar in Hertha-Kader" [Luhukay brings Mukhtar into the Hertha squad] (in German). B.Z. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. "Hertha mit 1:0-Heimsieg gegen Dresden" [Hertha with a 1:0 home victory against Dresden] (in German). DFL. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. "Futebol: Hany Mukhtar é reforço do SL Benfica" [Football: Hany Mukhtar joins SL Benfica]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Perfekt! Herthas Mukhtar wechselt zu Benfica" [Perfect! Hertha's Mukhtar transfers to Benfica] (in German). Kicker. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "Benfica B - Chaves (Jornada 38 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. "Red Bulls make new signing: Hany Mukhtar joins from Benfica on loan". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Brøndby IF indgår lejeaftale med tysk midtbanespiller". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. "Silkeborg IF 0-2 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  10. "AGF 0-7 Brøndby IF". superstats.dk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  11. Dupont, Nicolai (17 April 2017). "Brøndby skriver kontrakt med Mukhtar" [Brøndby signs contract with Mukhtar]. tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. "Hany Mukhtar Årets Profil I Superligaen". spillerforeningen.dk. Spillerforeningen. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. "Brøndby og FCM dominerer: Her er Årets Hold i Superligaen". B.T. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. "Brøndby er pokalmester - ender ti års pokaltørke" (in Danish). TV2. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  15. "Live: Brøndby IF - Silkeborg IF". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. Bogert, Tom (27 August 2019). "Nashville SC sign German midfielder Hany Mukhtar as first DP". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. "Hany Mukhtar skifter til vinter til Nashville SC". brondby.com (in Danish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  18. "NASHVILLE SC ACQUIRES GERMAN MIDFIELDER HANY MUKHTAR AS FIRST DESIGNATED PLAYER". Nashville SC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  19. "GOAL: Hany Mukhtar opens his MLS account". Nashville SC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  20. "U 19-Junioren: Europameisterschaft, 2014 in Ungarn, Finale" [U 19-juniors: European championship, 2014 in Hungary, final] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  21. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Germany-Fiji". FIFA. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. with Hany Mukhtar bagging himself a hat-trick
  22. "Herthas Kleinster kommt groß raus!". berliner-kurier.de (in German). Berliner Kurier. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  23. "Geht Hany Mukhtar schon im Winter?". bz-berlin.de (in German). BZ Berlin. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  24. Hany Mukhtar at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  25. "The UEFA Technical Team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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