Anan Khalaily (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.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anan Khalaily | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haifa, Israel | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Union SG | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Beitar Haifa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → FC Neve Yosef (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Union SG | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Israel U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U20 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Israel | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editAnan Khalaily was born in Haifa, Israel, to an Arab-Israeli family who moved there from the Arab village of Sakhnin, Israel.[2] His father Majdi Khalaily is also a former Arab-Israeli footballer and manager, who used to play as a goalkeeper.[3] His younger brother Eyad Khalaily is a fellow footballer of his, who plays for the youth squad of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.[3][4]
Club career
editKhalaili joined the academy of local side Beitar Haifa in 2012, spending two seasons before a move to Maccabi Haifa.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5]
Maccabi Haifa
editOn 2 February 2022, Khalaily made his senior debut in the 2–0 win against Hapoel Hadera in Israel State Cup competition.[6] 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.[7]
Union SG
editOn 3 April 2024 signed for the Belgian Pro League club Union SG.[8]
International career
editHe played for the Israel national under-20 team during the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign.[1] During the tournament, he scored the game winning goal against Uzbekistan and scored the third and final goal of the game against South Korea.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 23 February 2025.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15[a] | 3 | 1[b] | 1 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Total | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 15 | ||
| Union SG | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 16 | ||
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, three apperances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
editMaccabi Haifa
Saint-Gilloise
External links
edit- Anan Khalaily at Soccerway
- Anan Khalaily at WorldFootball.net
References
edit- ^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Anan Khalaily". Israel Football Association.
- ^ "הכי מהיר בחיפה". הכירו את ענאן חלאיילי, כוכב נבחרת הנוער Itay Kashi, The Sport Channel, 31 May 2023
- ^ a b https://www.one.co.il/article/22-23/1,1,4,35029/437714.html
- ^ Anan Khalaily – Israel Football Association league player details
- ^ a b c Ginzburg, Jonathan (4 June 2023). "על ענאן: הפוטנציאל הגדול של חלאילי מתפוצץ" [On Anan: Halaili's great potential is exploding]. one.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Anan Khalaily". Israel Football Association.
- ^ "Hamrun Spratans vs. Maccabi Haifa 0 - 4". soccerway. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Goldstein, Igal (3 April 2024). "ענאן חלאיילי חתם על החוזה בסאן ז`ילואז" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.one.co.il/Article/438184.html
- ^ Anan Khalaily at Soccerway