Hamza Shibli
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| Full name | Hamza Shibli | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, Israel | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-winger[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | S.C. Kfar Kama | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Hamza Shibli[2] (Arabic: حمزة شيبلي, Hebrew: חמזה שיבלי; born 19 August 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Israeli club club Ironi Kiryat Shmona on loan from Maccabi Haifa, and both the Israel national under-19 team and the Israel national under-20 team.[3]
Early life
[edit]Shibli was born in Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab Bedouin family. His younger brother Jad Shibli is a fellow footballer of his, who plays for the youth squad of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.[4] His hometown, the Bedouin village of Shibli-Umm al-Ghannam, is adjacent to Mount Tabor in northern in Israel.[5]
Club career
[edit]He started to play for the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa's children team, when he was 10 years old.[3]
On 11 July 2023 made his debut in the senior team in the 4–0 win against Ħamrun Spartans in UEFA Champions League qualifying.[6]
On 28 January 2024 loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva until the end of the season.[7]
On 20 August 2024 loaned to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[8]
International career
[edit]He debuted for the Israel national under-19 team in a friendly match against Greece U19 on 28 February 2023.[3]
He is also a member of the Israel national under-20 team, that currently participates in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Shibli scored a goal against Brazil national under-19 team to even the score in the world cup in a match that team Israel eventually won 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.[10] Shibli assisted on the first goal of the game against South Korea in the consolation third place game in the final match of the under 20 World Cup.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 04 June 2024[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel U19 | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Israel U20 | 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
Honours
[edit]Maccabi Haifa
References
[edit]- ^ "Hamza Shibli FM 2021 Profile, Reviews". FM 2021 | Team, Player, League Review.
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa official". Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Hamza Shibli". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Jad SHIBLI". www.football.org.il.
- ^ El-Hai, Lior (5 June 2023). "It takes a village: The rise of Israel's Bedouin soccer star" – via www.ynetnews.com.
- ^ "Hamrun Spratans vs. Maccabi Haifa 0 - 4". soccerway. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Habaz, Tomer (28 January 2024). "רשמי: שיבלי עבר בהשאלה ממכבי חיפה להפועל פ"ת" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Ben Dor, Doron; Habaz, Tomer (20 August 2024). "חמזה שיבלי חתם רשמית בעירוני קריית שמונה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/teams/israel/squad
- ^ Bachner, Michael. "In sensational upset, Israel downs Brazil 3-2 to reach U-20 World Cup semifinal". www.timesofisrael.com.
External links
[edit]- Hamza Shibli at WorldFootball.net
- Hamza Shibli – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Hamza Shibli at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Arab citizens of Israel
- Arab-Israeli footballers
- Footballers from Northern District (Israel)
- Israeli Muslims
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bedouin Israelis
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen