Khalid Abu El Haija (; 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.
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. On 9 June 2025, he transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg II.
International career Abu El Haija was born in Germany to Palestinian parents and holds Palestinian and German dual-citizenship. 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.
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