Muhamed Alghoul

Muhamed Alghoul is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Icelandic club Keflavík. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Palestine national team.

Early life

Alghoul was born in Zagreb, Croatia to a Palestinian father from Gaza, and a Croatian mother of Bosniak descent. He has a younger brother, Khalid, who also plays football. Alghoul is Muslim.

Club career

Alghoul started his career with Croatian First League side Lokomotiva, where he made two appearances, before suffering a knee injury. On 5 October 2014, he debuted for Lokomotiva in a 3–0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb. Before the second half of 2015–16, Alghoul signed for Dubrava in the Croatian Third League.
In 2018, Alghoul signed for Croatian Second League club Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he was nicknamed the "Palestinian Luka Modrić". Before the second half of 2018–19, Alghoul signed for FC Dietikon in the Swiss fifth division. In 2019, he returned to Dubrava.
In January 2022, Alghoul moved to Romanian Liga I side Academica Clinceni.

International career

Alghoul represented Croatia at under-20 and under-21 levels in 2015.
Eligible to represent Palestine internationally through his father, he was first called up to the national team for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. He debuted with Palestine in a friendly 3–0 loss to the Basque Country on 16 November 2025.