Ahmed Ibrahim Salman (or Ahmad Ibrahim,[1] Arabic: احمد ابراهيم سلمان, Hebrew: אחמד איברהים סלמאן; born 22 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin.

Ahmed Salman
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Ibrahim Salman
Date of birth (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Jerusalem, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bnei Sakhnin
Number 29
Youth career
2018–2020 Hapoel Katamon
2020–2021 Hapoel Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Hapoel Jerusalem 25 (1)
2023–2024 Maccabi Netanya 37 (1)
2024– Bnei Sakhnin 5 (1)
International career
2021– Israel U19 23 (3)
2023– Israel U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Slovakia Team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2023 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

Early life

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Salman was born and raised in the Beit Safafa neighbourhood of East Jerusalem to a Muslim-Arab family.

Club career

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Salman signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem's youth team when he was 14. In his first season at the club, he scored 27 goals. On 31 July 2021 he made his senior debut in a 1–0 win against Beitar Jerusalem. On 21 December he scored his debut goal in the 3–1 win against Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[citation needed]

On 10 January 2023 signed for Maccabi Netanya.[2]

On 1 August 2024 signed for Bnei Sakhnin[3]

International career

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Salman is a member of the Israel U19 since 2021.[citation needed] He is also a member of the Israel U20 since 2023.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Og-title-under19-player".
  2. ^ Habaz, Tomer; Ben Ziv, Guy (11 January 2023). "פרסום ראשון: אחמד סלמן חתם במכבי נתניה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ Ben Dor, Doron (1 August 2024). "העסקה הושלמה: תאג'י עובר מסכנין למכבי נתניה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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