Ibrahim Mughrabi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Al-Mughrabi | ||
| Date of birth | 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Aleppo | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1962 | Halab Al-Ahli | ||
| 1962–1963 | AEK Athens | 22 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| Syria Military | |||
| 1965 | Palestine | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ibrahim Mughrabi (Arabic: إبراهيم المغربي, born 1939 in Aleppo) was a Syrian football striker of Palestinian descent. He was the first foreigner to ever play in the Greek Championship. In Greece he was known as "Ibrahim".
Club career
Mughrabi studied Law at the Damascus University while playing football for Halab Al-Ahli. Hailing from a noble family, he played football mostly for fun. He moved to Athens in 1962 in order to continue his studies at the University of Athens. He signed for AEK Athens, becoming the first ever foreign player to play for a greek club. At his debut, on 27 September 1962 against Egaleo, he introduced himself to the fans of the double-headed eagle by scoring a hat-trick, in a 7–2 win. On 7 October, he opened the score with a header in the 4–0 home win against Ethnikos[1] He scored against Aris on 21 October, opening the score in the final 3–1 at home.[2] On 28 April 1963, he scored in the 3–0 home win over Panionios.[3] He shaped the last of the 5 goals of his club in the 5–1 against PAOK at home, on 5 May.[4] His last 2 goals for AEK were on 19 May 1963 in a match for the Greek Cup at home against Kalamata, where he formed the final 7–1. In his only season at AEK he won the Greek Championship. In the summer of 1963 he returned to Syria.[5]
International career
In 1965 he played with Palestine in the 4th Pan-Arab Games held in Egypt, winning the fourth place. He scored the winner in the match against Lebanon.[6]
Honours
- AEK Athens
References
- ^ "7/10/1962: ΑΕΚ-Εθνικός 4-0". aektoday.com.
- ^ "21/10/1962: ΑΕΚ-Άρης 3-1". aektoday.com.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ-ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ Α ΕΘΝΙΚΗ". flash.gr.
- ^ Καζαντζόγλου, Σταύρος (18 October 2020). "ΑΕΚ: Ο καλός πελάτης ΠΑΟΚ". enwsi.gr.
- ^ "Ιμπραήμ". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". rsssf.org.