Munas Dabbur
Munas Dabbur (born 14 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. He is of Palestinian descent.
Career
He started in the Israeli Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academies. In 2011 he made his senior debut with Maccabi Tel Aviv. In this season he made eight goals in 26 league matches. In the 2012-13 season he was part of the team which won the championship for the first time after a 10 years dry spell.
In 2014 he wnt to Switzerland and played for Grasshopper Club Zurich. On 16 February 2014 he had his first appearance at Zurich scoring two goals and assisting once in a 5-1 win against St. Gallen. Dabbur finished his debut season at Grasshoppers with nine goals and four assists in 15 league matches. During the summer of 2015 several clubs were interested in Dabbur but he signed a new improved contract with his club.
In May 2016 Dabbur signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for five years. In February 2017 Dabbur was loaned back to his previous Swiss club of Grasshoppers until the end of the season. After he came back he became two times (2018,2019) top scorer of the Bundesliga.
On 17 January 2019, Dabbur agreed to join Spanish La Liga club Sevilla in a four-year contract, but stayed with his previous club Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the season.
On 7 January 2020 he signed a contract until 2024 with German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim.
International career
In 2013, Dabbur was part of the Israel U-21 national team that played in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that was hosted in Israel. He made his senior debut against Honduras in a 4-2 victory on 1 June 2014. He scored his first goal for the national team against Andorra in a 4-0 victory on 3 September 2015. Dabbur announced his retirement from Israel on 26 July 2022. He played 40 matches for Israel and scored 15 goals.
Honours
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League: 2012-13
Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 2017,2018,2019
Austrian Cup: 2018-19
Sevilla
UEFA Europa League: 2019-20
Individual
Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2015-16
Swiss Super League Top Scorer: 2015-16
Swiss Super League Most Assists: 2015-16
Austrian Football Bundesliga Top Scorer: 2017-18,2018-19
Austrian Football Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2018-19
References
1992 births
Living people
Israeli footballers
Association football forwards
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Bundesliga players
Israeli-Arab people
Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers