Hany Abubakr Mukhtar (born 21 March 1995) is a Sudanese/German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.
[3] The following season, he joined Hertha's reserves, and was surprisingly called to the first team when Israeli international Ben Sahar missed a match for Yom Kippur.
[4] In the final minute of the match against Dynamo Dresden, Mukhtar came on as a substitute for Ronny,[5] making him the second youngest professional debutant in Hertha's history.
[7] On 10 April 2015, Mukhtar debuted for the reserve team and scored a goal in a home draw against Chaves (2–2) in Segunda Liga.
[10] On 24 July 2016, he made his Danish Superliga debut by replacing Andrew Hjulsager for the final fifteen minutes of a 2–0 away win over Silkeborg IF.
[19] At the time, Mukhtar had never been to the United States, but agreed to Nashville's terms because his mother was a fan of Johnny Cash and that he was aware of the singer's connection to the city.
[26] A German youth international, Mukhtar scored the only and winning goal for the Germany U19 national team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final against Portugal.