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Karam Mashour

Karam Mashour is an Israeli basketball player from Nazareth, the first Arab player called up to Israel's national team.

born 1991First Arab player on Israel's national teamFirst Arab Premier League team captain2018 championship with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Born: 9 August 1991, Nazareth
Occupation: basketball player
Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Morehead State University

Karam Mashour was born in 1991 in Nazareth

Mashour was born on 9 August 1991 in Nazareth to an Arab Christian family. He attended St. Joseph High School in Nazareth and played in the youth team of Maccabi Y.M.C.A Nazareth. He later moved to the Emek Yizra'el youth academy and reached the Youth State Cup final with it in 2009.

He played for Israel's under-18 national team. From 2010 to 2012 he played college basketball at UNLV, then moved to Morehead State. After a transfer year and a back injury, he played 34 games there in 2014-15, averaging 10.9 points per game.

In 2015 he joined Bnei Herzliya and was named the league's Rising Star in 2016. During the 2016-17 season he became the team's captain, the first Arab captain in the Premier League, and led the league in rebounds. In 2016 he became the first Arab Israeli player called up to the national team.

In 2017 he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he won the League Cup and the 2018 championship. He later played for Bnei Herzliya again, Gries Oberhoffen in France, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Galil Elyon. He then played for Ironi Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Ramat Gan, returning to Kiryat Ata in 2024.