Joel Abu Hanna

Joël Abu Hanna
جوئيل أبو حنا
Personal information
Full name	Joël Abu Hanna
Date of birth	22 January 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth	Troisdorf, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	VfL Osnabrück
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2008	TuRa Hennef
2008–2017	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Bayer Leverkusen
2017–2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2017–2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern II
2018–2019	1. FC Magdeburg
2019	→ Fortuna Köln (loan)
2019–2021	Zorya Luhansk
2021–2023	Legia Warsaw
2022	Legia Warsaw II
2022–2023	→ Lechia Gdańsk (loan)
2023–2024	Maccabi Netanya
2025–2026	Levadiakos
2026–	VfL Osnabrück
International career
2014–2015	Germany U17
2016	Germany U18
2016	Germany U19
2020–2021	Israel
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026

Joël Abu Hanna^[1] (Arabic: جوئيل أبو حنا, Hebrew: ג'ואל אבו חנא; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück.^[3] Born in Germany, he represented the Israel national team.

Early life

Abu Hanna was born in Troisdorf, Germany, to an Arab-Israeli Christian father and a German Christian mother.^[4]

On 26 May 2026, Abu Hanna returned to Germany and signed with 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück.^[5]

Abu Hanna was a youth international for the Germany's U17, U18, and U19 teams.

Prior to his decision to play for the senior Israel national team,^[6]^[7] Abu Hanna was also considered to play for the senior Palestine national team.^[4]

In his first official match playing for Israel versus Czech Republic in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League fixture, Abu Hanna scored an own goal.^[8]