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 Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Palestine national team.

Islam Batran
Personal information
Full name Islam Mohammad Moussa Batran
Date of birth (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Hebron, West bank
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Safa
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 Al Ahli Tripoli 0 (0)
2024- Safa 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

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Shabab Yatta

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Batran signed his first professional contract with Shabab Yatta of the West Bank First League.[citation needed]

Ahli Al-Khaleel

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Batran penned a two-year contract with West Bank Premier League side Ahli Al-Khaleel.[citation needed]

Wadi Degla SC

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Batran signed a one-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla in August 2016 following a successful trial.[1]

Al-Jazeera

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He signed a one-year contract with the Jordanian Pro League club Al-Jazeera.[citation needed]

International career

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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

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International goals

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As of 5 September 2019
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b "VIDEO: Wadi Degla sign Palestine's Islam Batran". www.kingfut.com. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30.
  2. ^ "العراق يقتنص فوزا شاقا من فلسطين ويتصدر مجموعته بغرب آسيا". كووورة. 2 August 2019.
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