Islam Mohammad Moussa Batran (Arabic: إسلام محمد موسى البطران; born 1 October 1994) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Palestine national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Islam Mohammad Moussa Batran | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hebron, Palestine | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampines Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Shabab Yatta | 45 | (26) |
| 2015–2016 | Ahli Al-Khaleel | 31 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Wadi Degla | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ahli Al-Khaleel | ||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Jazeera | 16 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hilal Al-Quds | ||
| 2022–2023 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 23 | (3) |
| 2024– | Tampines Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Palestine U23[1] | 6 | (4) |
| 2016– | Palestine | 20 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Shabab Yatta edit
Batran signed his first professional contract with Shabab Yatta of the West Bank First League.[citation needed]
Ahli Al-Khaleel edit
Batran penned a two-year contract with West Bank Premier League side Ahli Al-Khaleel.[citation needed]
Wadi Degla SC edit
Batran signed a one-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla in August 2016 following a successful trial.[1]
Al-Jazeera edit
He signed a one-year contract with the Jordanian Pro League club Al-Jazeera.[citation needed]
International career edit
On 30 October 2015, Batran was called up to the Palestine under-23 team for the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship in Qatar.[citation needed] In March 2017, Islam was called up for Islamic Solidarity Games tournament 2017 where he played against Algeria, Oman and Turkey.[citation needed]
He scored his first senior international goal in a 1–2 loss against Iraq on 2 August 2019.[2]
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
- As of 5 September 2019
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 August 2019 | Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, Iraq | 12 |  Iraq | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 WAFF Championship |
| 2 | 11 August 2019 | Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, Iraq | 14 |  Syria | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2019 WAFF Championship |
| 3 | 5 September 2019 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | 15 |  Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 24 June 2021 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 22 |  Comoros | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification |
References edit
- ^ a b "VIDEO: Wadi Degla sign Palestine's Islam Batran". www.kingfut.com. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30.
- ^ "العراق يقتنص فوزا شاقا من فلسطين ويتصدر مجموعته بغرب آسيا". كووورة. 2 August 2019.
External links edit
- Islam Batran at National-Football-Teams.com
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