Mu'nas Dabbur (, ; born ), sometimes known as Moanes Dabour or Muanes Dabur, is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker.
A full international from youth to senior level, Dabbur represented Israel at the under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior debut in 2014. He earned 40 caps and scored 15 goals for Israel before retiring from international football in 2022.
Early life Dabbur was born in Nazareth, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family. His brother, Anas Dabbur, is also a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Dabbur's father, Kasam, died in a car accident in 2009.
Club career Dabbur started his career in the Israeli Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academies.
Maccabi Tel Aviv He made his senior debut with Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2011. In the 2011–12 season, he participated in 26 league matches for Maccabi, scoring eight goals.
In the 2012–13 Israeli Premier League season, he was part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's squad that has become champions after a ten-year drought spell, providing the team with 10 goals in 26 matches. His efforts were instrumental in securing the Israeli League Championship, marking the team’s first title in a decade. Dabbur started the season providing two important goals on 27 August 2011 against Maccabi Haifa, goals that were described as "extremely crucial" for the rest of the season in the tight race for achieving the title.
Dabbur ended the season after being injured for a one-month period during the warm up to the derby match against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 6 April 2013.
Grasshoppers
On 4 February 2014, Dabbur confirmed his transfer to the Swiss Super League after its club Grasshoppers paid a transfer fee of $425,000 to his previous Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 16 February 2014, he had his first appearance at Zurich, when he came on from the bench in the second half 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.
The 2014–15 season was comparatively less successful with Dabbur scoring 13 times in the league and five in the cup. He also provided 8 assists in the league, reaffirming his position as one of Grasshoppers' best and most valuable players.
During the summer of 2015, several clubs were rumoured to be interested in Dabbur, including German club Werder Bremen and Italian club Palermo. However, the only two clubs to bid for him were the aforementioned Palermo and his previous Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Both bids were rejected and Dabbur signed a new, greatly improved contract with Swiss club Grasshoppers.
Dabbur enjoyed a good start to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League season, scoring eight and assisting eight goals in his club's first eight games including a goal and a hat-trick of assists in Grasshoppers' opening game against Thun.
Red Bull Salzburg In May 2016, Dabbur signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg for five years. During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 2–1 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.
In February 2017, Dabbur was loaned mid-season back to his previous Swiss club of Grasshoppers, until the end of the season.
Sevilla On 17 January 2019, Dabbur agreed terms to join Spanish La Liga club Sevilla. He agreed to a four-year contract, but stayed with his previous Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the campaign. Dabbur made his debut with Sevilla during the 2019–20 La Liga matchweek 16, coming on as a substitute for Óliver Torres in the 78th minute, in a 1–1 tie at Osasuna.
TSG Hoffenheim On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Dabbur had moved to Germany and signed a contract with top-tier Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim on a four-year contract, running until 2024, for a reported fee of €12 million.
Shabab Al-Ahli On 12 July 2023, Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli announced the signing of Dabbur from Hoffenheim, for a reported fee of €1.5 million.
Baniyas On 25 January 2026, Dabbur joined Baniyas on a six-month loan.
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. Dabbur started in two out of three matches during the group stage of the tournament, against the U21 national teams of England and Italy.Italy U21 v Israel U21 lineups Israel U21 v England U21 lineup That same year, Dabbur expressed his pride in representing the national team, saying: "It’s a great honor for me to represent Israel. I always felt that I was proud to be invited to the team, and I want it to continue."
In May 2014, Dabbur was called up by coach Eli Guttman in the senior Israel national football team 25-man squad to play two friendlies against Mexico and Honduras. 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, in UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.
On 26 July 2022, Dabbur announced his retirement from international football, ending an eight-year international career with 40 appearances made.
Career statistics Club Moanes Dabbur statistics , Maccabi Tel Aviv official website
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaccabi Ahi Nazareth2009–10Israeli Premier League500000——50Maccabi Tel Aviv2011–12Israeli Premier League268102171—36102012–13Israeli Premier League26101050——32102013–14Israeli Premier League144100050—204Total66223071121—8824Grasshoppers2013–14Swiss Super League15900—00—1592014–15Swiss Super League321333—40—39162015–16Swiss Super League351923———3722Total824156—40—9147Red Bull Salzburg2016–17Austrian Bundesliga15223—81—2562017–18Austrian Bundesliga322230—207—55292018–19Austrian Bundesliga292055—1412—4837Total7644108—4220—12872Grasshoppers (loan)2016–17 Swiss Super League13700—00—137Sevilla2019–20 La Liga2010—63—93TSG Hoffenheim2019–20 Bundesliga14412———1562020–21 Bundesliga22410—76—30102021–22Bundesliga27332———3052022–23Bundesliga21632———248Total841786—76—9929Shabab Al Ahli2023–24 UAE Pro League2114301021—27152024–25UAE Pro League2484173103104615Total45227183124107330Career total3731533421154833410506212
International Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dabbur goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mu'nas DabburNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 3 September 2015 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification2 15 November 2018 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 3–0 7–0 Friendly3 4–04 24 March 2019 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 4–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification5 15 October 2019 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification6 3–17 16 November 2019 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification8 31 March 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 4–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA9 1 September 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA10 4 September 2021 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 2–0 5–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA11 9 October 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2–1 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA12 12 October 2021 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA13 15 November 2021 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 1–0 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA14 29 March 2022 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 1–2 2–2 Friendly15 2–2
Honours Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League: 2012–13
Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Cup: 2018–19
Sevilla UEFA Europa League: 2019–20
Shabab Al Ahli Club UAE Pro League: 2024–25 UAE President's Cup: 2024–25 UAE Super Cup: 2024
Individual Swiss Super League Top scorer: 2015–16 Swiss Super League Top assist provider: 2015–16 Swiss Super League Goal of the Year: 2015–16 Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga Top scorer: 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Year: 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Cup Top assist provider: 2016–17
See also List of Israeli football players in foreign leagues
References
External links
Dabour profile on Shabab Al-Ahli official website