Mohammed Kna'an

Mohammed "Hamoudi" Kna'an
مُحَمَّد "خَمُّودِيّ" كَنعَان
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Kna'an
Date of birth	14 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth	Majd al-Krum, Israel
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	8
Youth career
2008–2009	Majd al-Krum
2011–2018	Maccabi Haifa
2018–2019	Ashdod
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2025	Ashdod
2025–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
International career‡
2015–2016	Israel U16
2016–2017	Israel U17
2017	Israel U18
2017–2019	Israel U19
2019–2023	Israel U21
2022–	Israel
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:45, 29 May 2026 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:45, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Mohammed "Hamoudi"^[1] Kna'an (or Hamode Kanaan,^[2] Arabic: مُحَمَّد "خَمُّودِيّ" كَنعَان, Hebrew: מוחמד "חמודי" כנעאן; born (2000-01-14)14 January 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.

Early life

Kna'an was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family.

Club career

Kna'an started his early youth career in his hometown's F.C. Majd al-Krum academy. When he was 11, he joined the Maccabi Haifa youth academy. On 19 July 2018 he joined the F.C. Ashdod youth, for 5 years.^[3]

On 20 December 2018, Kna'an made his senior debut for F.C. Ashdod in the Israel State Cup, coming on as a 79th minute substitute against Hapoel Ramat Gan, that ended in a 2–0 home win.^[4]