Player Details

Name

Hany Mukhtar

Pronunciation

HA-nee MOOK-tar

Height

5' 8"

Weight

159 lbs

Date of Birth

3.21.1995 (29)

Birthplace

Berlin, Germany

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Attacking Midfielder

Preferred Side

Centre

Footedness

Both

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

Designated Player, Designated Player
Latest News
Latest News
Nashville SC star Hany Mukhtar finds peace in Ramadan: "It pushes you"
National Writer: Charles Boehm

Nashville SC star Hany Mukhtar finds peace in Ramadan: "It pushes you"

Gamedays start a little earlier than usual for Hany Mukhtar at this time of year.
Hany Mukhtar signs DP extension with Nashville SC
Transfer Tracker

Hany Mukhtar signs DP extension with Nashville SC
2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire

2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
Every MLS team's top goalscorer in the 2023 season

Every MLS team's top goalscorer in the 2023 season
Who will win? 2023 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi tracker

Who will win? 2023 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi tracker
Team of the Matchday: Hany, Herrera & Cucho make Best XI case in Matchday 33
Team of the Matchday

Team of the Matchday: Hany, Herrera & Cucho make Best XI case in Matchday 33
Latest Video
Latest Video
Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. SJ, 19'
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Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. SJ, 19'
Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. CLB, 45+3'
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Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. CLB, 45+3'
WATCH: Hany Mukhtar's best moments in 2023
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WATCH: Hany Mukhtar's best moments in 2023
2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
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2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. SKC, 66'
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Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. SKC, 66'
PK Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. CLT, 90+8'
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PK Goal: H. Mukhtar vs. CLT, 90+8'
Career Summary

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Hany Mukhtar sets his sights on 2023 after another historic year where he was named an the 2022 MLS MVP and MLS Golden Boot winner as well securing his second consecutive MLS Best XI honor. With 23 goals and 11 assists in 2022, Mukhtar is the first player to lead the league in consecutive seasons since 2015-'16. The MVP's 62 combined goals and assists from 2021-22 are the fifth most over a two-year span in MLS history. In 2021, Mukhtar earned MLS Best XI midfielder and finished second in MLS MVP voting. Mukhtar led MLS in combined goals and assists with 28 in the regular season and added three more goals in the playoffs. Mukhtar scored the fastest hat trick in MLS history with three goals in the span of six minutes on July 17 against Chicago Fire FC, was selected to the MLS Team of the Week seven times in 2021 and was selected as the MLS Player of the Week twice. Mukhtar was named The Tennessean Sportsperson of the Year in 2021. In his first season with Nashville SC, Mukhtar was the was the team-leader in overall goals scored alongside Daniel Rios (5) and assists (4) along with Randall Leal and Captain Dax McCarty.

PERSONAL

Follow him on Instagram @hanymuk10.