Ibrahim Mughrabi

Ibrahim Mughrabi (Arabic: إبراهيم المغربي, born 1939 in Aleppo) was a Syrian football striker. He was the first ever foreigner to play in the Greek Football League.

Ibrahim Mughrabi
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Mughrabi
Date of birth 1939
Place of birth Aleppo
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1962 Halab Al-Ahli
1962–1963 AEK Athens 22 (7)
National team
Syria Military
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He studied Law at the Damascus University while playing football for Halab Al-Ahli. He moved to Athens in 1962 in order to continue his studies at the University of Athens. He signed to play for AEK Athens where at his debut against Aigaleo he scored a hat-trick. In Greece he was known as Ibrahim. Mughrabi is of Palestinian descent.

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