Palestinian
Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine.
*: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...
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Israel
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footballer
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who plays for
Markaz Balata
Markaz Shabab Balata () is a professional football team based in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, Palestine, that plays in the West Bank Premier League. Founded in 1954, it won promotion to the WBPL in 2010.
Current squad
winger. He received his first call up to the
Palestine national football team
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in 2010 against
Sudan
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. He has since played for Palestine at the
2010 WAFF Championship
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, the qualifying rounds of the
2012 AFC Challenge Cup
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was established in 1949, and since 2007 it ...
's youth system. He played one
Liga Leumit
The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 ...
match and ten
Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
matches for the club, but has spent most of his career playing in the lower divisions of Israeli football. Abu Bilal was concurrently playing for Palestinian club
Shabab Al-Khalil SC
Shabab Al-Khaleel Sports Club (), or simply Shabab Al-Khaleel, is a Palestinian professional football club from the city of Hebron that plays in the West Bank Premier League.
Honours
* West Bank League (7)
** Champions (6): 1979, 1982, 1986, 1 ...
and Israeli fifth tier side Maccabi Segev Shalom F.C. during 2014, yielding him an unprecedented 99-year ban from Israeli club competitions.