Ali El-Khatib
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ali El-Khatib علي الخطيب עלי חטיב |
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shefa-'Amr, Israel | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder, Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | ||
| 2006–2008 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Ironi Shlomi Nahariya | 7 | (4) |
| 2009 | Maccabi Ironi Tamra | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | – | (–) |
| 2011 | Hilal Al-Quds | 2 | (2) |
| 2012 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Hapoel Haifa | 8 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 27 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 45 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 18 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Palestine U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Palestine | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:54, 31 January 2012 (UTC) |
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Ali El-Khatib (Arabic: علي الخطيب, Hebrew: עלי חטיב; born 18 March 1989) is an Arab-Israeli professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
El-Khatib grew up in the Arab city of Shefa-'Amr in Northern Israel where he played for local side, Hapoel Shefa-'Amr.
He was brought to Palestinian club Jabal Al-Mukaber in by the coach, Samir Issa, in 2012. While playing for them, a controversy erupted over El-Khatib's contract.
Hapoel Haifa had given him a trial after someone had informed the coach of El-Khatib's talents. He was then chosen to join the club after 5 or 10 minutes of his try-out.
However, the signing caused an outrage with his previous club, who alleged that he had three-and-a-half years left on his contract, resulting in them taking the case to FIFA after a Tel Aviv District Court denied their appeal. El-Khatib denied that he signed a contract with the club, claiming that they had forged his signature on the contract. The president of Jabal Al-Mukaber compared Hapoel's action to that of a horse thief under the pretence that they stole a player who was under contract.
In a league match on April 1, 2012, he was involved in a mass brawl in which he was assaulted by staff members. The match, which was against Maccabi Petah Tikva, had ended with a free-kick goal for the hosts, Maccabi Petah Tikva. Immediately after the final whistle, the players went at each other.
Petah Tikva's goalkeeping coach, Ami Ganish, had unprovokingly headbutted El-Khatib which knocked him down. Afterwards, Yigal Maman, a high-ranking employee kicked him in the head while he was on the ground, causing him to lose consciousness.
El-Khatib had to be taken to the hospital and was treated for a fractured jaw and missing teeth. The two members of staff were detained by police.
In June 2012 it was announced that Ali El-Khatib has joined Maccabi Netanya.
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