Murad Abu Anza

Murad Abu Anza (, ; born November 8, 1986) is an Arab-Israeli footballer who currently plays for Nordia Jerusalem. He also had loan spells in F.C. Ashdod and Maccabi Petah Tikva.

2013 Instagram Incident

In December 2013, after a match between Hapoel Bnei Lod and Maccabi Netanya, Abu Anza uploaded a selfie to his Instagram account showing bruises he claimed to have gotten during the match, and added in the photo description, referring to the match referee, Halim Zatme: "Halim Zatme son of a b**** and has no respect". In an unprecedented move, the IFA suspended Abu Anza for 4 matches over the comment.

Honours

Liga Leumit

Runner-up (1): 2011–12

Liga Leumit top scorer

Winner (1): 2011–12

Runner-up (1): 2010–11

Statistics

References

1986 births

Living people

Israeli men's footballers

Arab citizens of Israel

Arab-Israeli footballers

Bedouin Israelis

Israeli Muslims

Footballers from Rahat

Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players

Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players

Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players

F.C. Ashdod players

Hapoel Acre F.C. players

Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. players

Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. players

Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem players

Liga Leumit players

Israeli Premier League players

Men's association football forwards