Rami Al Hajj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2018–2020 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Heerenveen | 67 | (1) |
| 2023– | OB | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Rami Al Hajj (born 17 September 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.
Club career[edit]
A youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.[3]
On 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed for OB in the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.[5]
International career[edit]
Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj is a youth international for Sweden, featuring for both U19s and U21s.[6] He received his first call-up for the senior national team in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Al Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two.[6] The family had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.[8] On 15 September 2021, he changed it back to Al Hajj.[8]
Honours[edit]
Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway
- Rami Al Hajj at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Rami Al Hajj at Eredivisie
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese emigrants to Sweden
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- SC Heerenveen players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Eredivisie players
- Danish Superliga players
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
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