Roony Bardghji

Roony Bardghji (روني بردغجي; born 15 November 2002) is a professional footballer from Kuwait who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen.

Club career
Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Bardghji played for youth teams of Kallinge SK, Rödeby AIF and Malmö FF. In 2020, he moved from Malmö to Copenhagen. On 21 November 2021, he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga, to become the youngest player to feature at the club, aged 16 years and 6 days, breaking previous record of Kenneth Zohore. Seven days later, he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.

On 25 October 2022, Bardghji made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute, in a 3–0 defeat against Sevilla. On 7 January 2023, he signed a new contract, extending his contract to December 2025.

On 8 November 2023, Bardghji scored the first Champions League goal of his career - an 87th minute winner in a 4–3 win over Manchester United. In early May 2024, he sustained a serious knee injury during training which would sideline him for 9 to 12 months.

International career
Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden at a young age. He is a current Sweden under-21 international.

Honours
Copenhagen
 * Danish Superliga: 2021–22, 2022–23
 * Danish Cup: 2022–23

Individual
 * Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023, September 2023