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Mahran Abu Raiya

Mahran Abu Raiya is an Israeli footballer who plays as a left back and began his career at Bnei Sakhnin.

born 1983Playing for Bnei SakhninWinning goal against Beitar JerusalemIsrael under-21 caps

Born: 22 January 1983, Sakhnin
Occupation: association football player

Mahran Abu Raiya was born in 1983 in Sakhnin

Mahran Abu Raiya was born on 22 January 1983 in Sakhnin. He came through the youth department of Bnei Sakhnin and joined the senior team in 2002.

After Sakhnin dropped to the second tier at the end of the 2005/2006 season, he moved to Hapoel Petah Tikva. Petah Tikva was relegated a season later, and he went back to Sakhnin. On 21 May 2011 he scored the winning goal against Beitar Jerusalem that kept Sakhnin in the Premier League.

In June 2011 he signed with Ironi Kiryat Shmona, but the contract was canceled because of an injury. He later played 2 seasons for Hapoel Acre and had a short spell at Hapoel Haifa in 2014.

In 2016 he joined Shabab Al-Khalil of the Palestinian Premier League, then returned to Israel with Hapoel Iksal. He went on to play for lower division clubs, including Ironi Tiberias, Hapoel Bnei Ara'ara and Tzeirei Kafr Kanna.