Mohammad Abu Fani

Mohammad Abu Fani (or Mohamad Abo-Fani, مُحَمَّد أَبُو فَانِيّ, 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.

Early life
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.

Club career
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. 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.

Ferencváros
On 15 June 2023 signed for 4 years for Ferencvárosi TC.

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 which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.

On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.

International career
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).

He made his senior debut for Israel on 8 October 2020 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs away match against Scotland.

Honours
Maccabi Haifa
 * Israeli Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
 * Israeli Toto Cup: 2021–22
 * Israel Super Cup: 2021