Mohammed Barakat (footballer)

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Mohammed Barakat
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-22)22 June 1984[1]
Place of birth Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Date of death 11 March 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 39)
Place of death Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shabab Khan Younis
Al Sadaqa
Ittihad Khanyounis
Al Wehdat
2016–2019
Al Shoalah
0000–2023 Ahly Gaza
International career
2013 Palestine 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammed Barakat (22 June 1984 – 11 March 2024)

Israel-Hamas war and the subsequent airstrikes targeting football stadia in the Gaza Strip, including Ahly Gaza's home the Palestine Stadium, effectively ended the League in 2023.[5]

International career

Barakat made his debut for the Palestine national team on 2 March 2013 in a 1–0 victory against Bangladesh at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification.[6] He also played in a 9–0 victory against Northern Mariana Islands in the same tournament two days later.[7] However, he was not selected to play in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

His last appearance for the national team came in a 2–0 friendly defeat against Qatar on 17 April 2013.[8]

Death

Barakat was killed by the

Khan Yunis.[2][3][4][9]

References

  1. ^ "Palestine - Mohammed Barakat". Soccerway. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Palestine footballer Barakat killed in Israel's war on Gaza". Al Jazeera. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering Palestinian football legend Mohammed Barakat". TRT World. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "محمد بركات... نجم جديد يختتم مسيرته الكروية ويرتقي شهيداً" (in Arabic). Palestinian Football Association. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ Abed, Abubaker (18 January 2024). "Gaza stadiums that were once home to football fans, now home to the displaced". New Arab. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Palestine vs. Bangladesh 1-0". Soccerway. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands vs. Palestine 0-9". Soccerway. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Qatar vs. Palestine 2-0". Soccerway. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "'Legend of Khan Yunis' – Israel Kills Top Gaza, Arab Footballer". The Palestine Chronicle. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.