Amir Al-Ammari
Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari (born 27 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK and the Iraq national team.
Born in Sweden, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.
.jpg) Al-Ammari in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jönköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Halmstads BK | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | IFK Öxnehaga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Husqvarna FF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Brøndby IF | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Husqvarna FF | 24 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 88 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Halmstads BK | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | IFK Göteborg | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Halmstads BK | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Iraq U23 | 6 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Iraq | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Al-Ammari started his youth career with Swedish clubs IFK Öxnehaga and Husqvarna FF, before moving to Denmark to join youth academy of Brøndby IF.
Al-Ammari returned to Husqvarna in March 2017, where he started his senior career. On 11 December 2017, Jönköpings Södra IF announced the signing of Al-Ammari on a three-year deal. He left the club in December 2020 following the conclusion of 2020 Superettan season.
On 14 February 2021, newly promoted Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK announced the signing of Al-Ammari. He made his professional debut on 11 April 2021 in a 1–0 win against BK Häcken.
International career
Born in Sweden, Al-Ammari is eligible to play for Iraq through his father.
Sweden U19
He has played four friendlies for Sweden under-19 team in 2014 and 2015.
Iraq U23
In March 2019, Al-Ammari played for Iraq under-23 team in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He scored two goals from three matches and helped his team qualify for the main tournament. In January 2020, he was selected in Iraq's squad for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.
Iraq
On 2 September 2021, Al-Ammari made his first international cap with Iraq against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Husqvarna FF | 2017 | Ettan | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2018 | Superettan | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| 2020 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |||
| Total | 88 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 18 | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 28 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Ammari goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2021 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Syria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2024 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Philippines | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Iraq
References
External links
- Amir Al-Ammari at WorldFootball.net
- Amir Al-Ammari at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- #23 Amir Al-Ammari at ifkdb.com
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