Anan Khalaili
Israeli footballer
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- Anan Khalaili (Arabic: عنان خلايلي , Hebrew: ענאן ח'לאילי ; born 3 September 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Union SG and the Israel national team.
- His father Majdi Khalaili is also a former Arab-Israeli footballer and manager, who used to play as a goalkeeper.
- Club career Khalaili joined the academy of local side Beitar Haifa in 2012, spending two seasons before a move to Maccabi Haifa.
- His father, who worked as a coach at Neve Yosef, stated that Maccabi Haifa had initially expected Khalaili to spend two seasons with the academy, but due to his performances, they requested him back after only one season.
- On 11 July 2023, he scored his debut goal for the senior team in the 4–0 win against Ħamrun Spartans in UEFA Champions League qualifying.
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WikipediaAnan Khalaili (Arabic: عنان خلايلي, Hebrew: ענאן ח'לאילי; born 3 September 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Union SG and the Israel national team.
Anan Khalaili was born in Haifa, Israel, to an Arab-Israeli family who moved there from the Arab village of Sakhnin, Israel. His father Majdi Khalaili is also a former Arab-Israeli footballer and manager, who used to play as a goalkeeper. His younger brother Iyad Khalaili is a fellow footballer of his, who plays for the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.
Khalaili joined the academy of local side Beitar Haifa in 2012, spending two seasons before a move to Maccabi Haifa. After a number of seasons with Maccabi Haifa, he spent the 2019–20 season with the Neve Yosef academy, where he scored twenty-five goals in twenty-four games, prompting Maccabi Haifa to recall him. His father, who worked as a coach at Neve Yosef, stated that Maccabi Haifa had initially expected Khalaili to spend two seasons with the academy, but due to his performances, they requested him back after only one season.
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