Omar Faraj
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Faraj | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Vasalund | ||
| 2013–2016 | AIK | ||
| 2016–2019 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Brommapojkarna | 36 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Levante B | 29 | (7) |
| 2022 | Levante | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Degerfors (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023– | AIK | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sweden U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:01, 24 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Omar Faraj (Arabic: عمر فرج; born 9 March 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club AIK.
Club career[edit]
Early career and Brommapojkarna[edit]
Faraj was born in Stockholm to Palestinian parents, and was an AIK and IF Brommapojkarna youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 14 June 2020, starting and being sent off in a 1–0 Ettan Norra away win over IK Frej.
Faraj scored his first senior goal on 28 June 2020, netting his team's second in a 3–3 home draw against Team TG FF.[1] He finished his first senior season with five goals, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 18 March 2021.[2]
Faraj scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of IFK Haninge on 2 May 2021,[3] and also netted a hat-trick in a 6–0 thrashing of Täby FK late in the month.[4]
Levante[edit]
On 6 August 2021, Faraj moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Levante UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[5] He was the B-side's top goalscorer during the season with seven goals, as the team was unable to avoid relegation.
Faraj made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 May 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Cantero in a 4–2 away success over Rayo Vallecano, as the Granotes were already relegated.[6]
On 21 July 2022, Faraj was loaned to Degerfors IF back in his home country, until December.[7]
AIK[edit]
On 26 October 2022, it was officially announced that Faraj would join his boyhood club AIK on a permanent deal in January 2023, signing a three-year contract in the process.[8]
International career[edit]
Faraj made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Hugo Larsson 68 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Team TG tappade ledning till oavgjort mot Brommapojkarna" [Team TG lost the lead to a draw against Brommapojkarna] (in Swedish). Aktuella Nyheter. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Omar Faraj förlänger" [Omar Faraj renews] (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Omar Faraj i målform när Brommapojkarna vann" [Omar Faraj in goal form as Brommapojkarna win] (in Swedish). Sport Bladet. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ ""Jag borde explodera – känner att det är mitt år"" ["I should explode – feel like it's my year"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Omar Faraj se une a las filas del Atlético Levante UD" [Omar Faraj joins the ranks of Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "El Levante se va de Primera con una dulce victoria" [Levante bid farewell from Primera with a sweet victory] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "El delantero Omar Faraj se marcha cedido al equipo sueco Degerfors IF tras el acuerdo con el Levante UD" [Forward Omar Faraj moves out on loan to Swedish club Degerfors IF after the agreement with Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Omar Faraj klar för AIK Fotboll" [Omar Faraj signs for AIK]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
External links[edit]
- Omar Faraj at BDFutbol
- Omar Faraj at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Allsvenskan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- Degerfors IF players
- La Liga players
- Segunda Federación players
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Levante UD footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Swedish people of Palestinian descent