Khalid Abu El Haija
Palestinian footballer
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Khalid Abu El Haija (Arabic: خالد أبو الهيجا; born 13 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Regionalliga club 1. FC Nürnberg II. Born in Germany, he plays for the Palestine national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Schleiz, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg II | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SV Blau-Weiß 90 Neustadt | ||
| 2015–2024 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Palestine U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Palestine U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Palestine U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2025– | Palestine | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Abu El Haija is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs SV Blau-Weiß 90 Neustadt and Carl Zeiss Jena. He began his senior career with Carl Zeiss Jena in the Regionalliga in 2024.[2] On 9 June 2025, he transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg II.[3]
International career
Abu El Haija was born in Germany to Palestinian parents and holds Palestinian and German dual-citizenship.[4] He played for the Palestine U19s at the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship. He debuted with Palestine in a friendly 3–0 loss to the Basque Country on 16 November 2025.[4]
