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.

Islam Batran
Personal information
Full name Islam Mohammad Moussa Batran
Date of birth (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29)
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
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 edit

  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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