Amin Affane
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amin Affane
| image = Amin Affane (2016, 1, cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| fullname = Amin Tareq Affane
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden{{cite news |title= Official: Chelsea youngster Affane joins Roda JC on season-long loan | publisher=goal.com |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/08/31/3343943/official-chelsea-youngster-affane-joins-roda-jc-on-season?source=breakingnews | date = 31 August 2013 | accessdate = 14 September 2013 | first = John | last = Stammers}}
| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
| youthclubs1 = Lärje-Angereds IF
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs2 = Chelsea
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Chelsea
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = → Roda JC (loan)
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = Energie Cottbus
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = → Energie Cottbus II
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = VfL Wolfsburg II
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 12
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = Arminia Bielefeld
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = → Arminia Bielefeld II
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016–2017
| clubs8 = AIK
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2018–2020
| clubs9 = IFK Göteborg
| caps9 = 33
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = → Örgryte IS (loan)
| caps10 = 11
| goals10 = 1
| totalcaps = 140
| totalgoals = 24
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Amin Tareq Affane ({{langx|ar|أمين طارق عفان}}, {{IPA|ar|ʔaˈmiːn ˈtˤaːrɪq ʕaˈfːaːn|IPA}}; {{IPA|sv|aˈmɪnː aˈfanː|lang}}; born 21 January 1994) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
=Lärje-Angereds IF=
Affane, who was playing for the Division 3 team Lärje-Angereds IF, agreed to join Chelsea in January 2010, leaving Lärje-Angereds IF to head to London ahead of interest from some of Europe's biggest teams including AC Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Manchester City.{{cite news |title=Chelsea sign Swedish starlet Amin Affane |publisher=cfcnet.co.uk |url=http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2010/02/20/chelsea-sign-swedish-starlet-amin-affane/ |access-date=14 September 2013 |first=Philip |last=Rolfe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221233644/http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2010/02/chelsea-sign-swedish-starlet-amin-affane/ |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}
=Chelsea=
He missed much of his first year in England due to injury, but pressed on towards the end of the season and put a run of games together in the Under-18s. He made his reserve debut in April 2011.
== Loan to Roda JC ==
On 30 August 2012, Affane signed a season-long loan deal with the Dutch side Roda JC.{{cite web|url=http://thechels.net/2012/08/loans-confirmed-for-affane-and-hazard/|title=Loans Confirmed for Affane and Hazard|publisher=thechels.net|date=30 August 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012}}
On 1 September 2012, Affane made his debut for the club against Willem II where he came on as a substitute in the second half and provided the assist for Krisztián Németh's goal and also won the Man of the match. Roda JC went on to win the match 3–0 and this was their first league win in the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.rodajc.nl/Nieuws/710/1/roda-jc-tovert-eerste-driepunter-uit-de-hoge-hoed |title=Roda conjures first three points out of the hat | language=nl |publisher=rodajc.nl|date=1 September 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://eredivisielive.nl/wedstrijd/1697160 |title=Match Roda JC Kerkrade – Willem II : Season 2012/2013 |language=nl |publisher=eredivisielive.nl |date=1 September 2012 |access-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005064513/http://eredivisielive.nl/wedstrijd/1697160 |archive-date=October 5, 2012 }} He started his first game for Roda in their next fixture on 16 September 2012 away to AZ Alkmaar, where the game ended in a 4–0 loss.{{cite web|url= http://www.rodajc.nl/Nieuws/734/1/az-verslaat-roda-jc-kerkrade-in-de-combinatie | title = AZ verslaat Roda JC Kerkrade in de combinatie |trans-title=AZ beat Roda JC Kerkrade in the combination | language=nl | publisher=rodajc.nl |date=17 September 2012|accessdate=16 September 2012}} On 25 September 2012, Affane made his KNVB Cup debut for Roda, where they lost 1–0 at home to PEC Zwolle in the extra time.{{cite web|url=http://www.rodajc.nl/Nieuws/743/1/bekeravontuur-snel-afgelopen-na-deceptie-tegen-pec-zwolle-0-1 | title = Bekeravontuur snel afgelopen na deceptie tegen PEC Zwolle: 0-1 |trans-title=Cup adventure ended quickly after disappointment against PEC Zwolle 0–1 | language=nl |publisher=rodajc.nl|date=25 September 2012|accessdate=26 September 2012}} On 30 September 2012, he scored his first goal for Roda in an Eredivisie match where they lost 3–2 to Groningen. He came in as a substitute in the 71st minute and awarded the team with a hard shot from 22 meters and scored the equalizer from a pass by Abel Tamata, 2–2 in the 78th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.rodajc.nl/Nieuws/765/1/roda-jc-kerkrade-verliest-in-slotseconden-van-fc-groningen | title = Roda JC Kerkrade verliest in slotseconden van FC Groningen |trans-title=Roda JC Kerkrade loses in final seconds of FC Groningen | language=nl | publisher=rodajc.nl |date=30 September 2012|accessdate=1 October 2012}} On 20 October 2012, Amin again came in to play as a substitute in the second half of the match where they were drawn 1–1 to FC Twente and assisted the only goal by them, which was scored by Guus Hupperts, while Affane's low cross was missed by Twente goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov.{{cite web|url=http://www.rodajc.nl/Nieuws/797/1/guus-hupperts-beloont-strijdend-roda-jc-kerkrade | title = Guus Hupperts beloont strijdend Roda JC Kerkrade |trans-title=Guus Hupperts rewards struggling Roda JC Kerkrade | language=nl |publisher=rodajc.nl|date=20 October 2012|accessdate=27 October 2012}} On 11 November 2012, Affane set up their two goals which were scored by Senharib Malki and Bart Biemans, both from corners in a 5–2 away loss against Feyenoord at De Kuip.{{cite web|url=http://eredivisielive.nl/wedstrijd/1697236/feyenoord---roda-jc-kerkrade/ |title=Match Feyenoord – Roda JC Kerkrade – Season 2012/2013 |language=nl |publisher=eredivisielive.nl |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=15 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113212331/http://eredivisielive.nl/wedstrijd/1697236/feyenoord---roda-jc-kerkrade |archive-date=November 13, 2012 }} Amin Affane returned to Chelsea after seeing the loan spell at Eredivisie side Roda JC cut short.{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8580920/Amin-Affane-has-returned-to-Chelsea-from-a-loan-spell-at-Roda-JC |title=Amin Affane has returned to Chelsea from a loan spell at Roda JC | publisher=Sky Sports |date=21 March 2013|accessdate=21 March 2013 | first = Kent | last = Hedlundh}} He initially saw plenty of first-team football at Roda, but fell out of favour in February and has subsequently been deemed surplus to requirements.
= Energie Cottbus =
On 27 May 2013 it was announced that Affane had signed a three-year contract with Energie Cottbus.{{cite web | url = http://www.fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/30460 | title = KLART: Amin Affane lämnar Chelsea för Energie Cottbus | language = sv | publisher = fotbolltransfers.com | date = 27 May 2013 | accessdate = 14 September 2013}} After Cottbus were relegated from the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2013–14 season, he signed for VfL Wolfsburg II.
= AIK =
On 5 January 2016, Affane signed a three-year contract with Swedish club AIK.{{Cite web|title=Heimweh! Affane verlässt Bielefeld|trans-title=Homesickness! Affane leaves Bielefeld|language=de|date=5 January 2016|access-date=5 January 2016|publisher=kicker|url=https://www.kicker.de/heimweh-affane-verlaesst-bielefeld-642298/artikel}}
= IFK Göteborg =
Affane finished up his career at IFK Göteborg before deciding to retire from professional football at the age of 26.{{Cite web|last=Petersson|first=Linus|date=2022-02-01|title="Fan vad skönt det är att inte vara fotbollsspelare"|url=https://www.gp.se/1.64811419|access-date=2022-02-01|website=gp.se|language=sv}}
International career
Affane represented Sweden at the U17, U19, and U21 levels. He was also eligible to play for Morocco.{{Cite web|title=AIK Fotboll - Amin Affane till AIK Fotboll |url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=9802 |website=www.aikfotboll.se |access-date=2016-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203195230/http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=9802 |archive-date=2016-02-03 }}
Career statistics
=Club=
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| colspan="2"|Club Performance
! colspan="3" |League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club
!Season ! rowspan="2" |Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| colspan="2"|Netherlands
!colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"|Other1 !colspan="2"|UEFA !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
| valign="centre"|Roda JC (loan)
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Germany
!Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|UEFA !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
| valign="centre"|Energie Cottbus
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 2 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg II
|22 |12 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |22 |12 | |||||||||
| Arminia Bielefeld
|2. Bundesliga |8 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |8 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Sweden
!Division ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |Svenska Cupen ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |UEFA ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|AIK
|2016 |19 |0 |7 |1 | colspan="2" |– |5 |1 |31 |2 | |||||||||
| 2017
|Allsvenskan |15 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |– |0 |0 |16 |1 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| rowspan="4" |IFK Göteborg
|2018 |Allsvenskan |20 |1 |8 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |28 |1 | |||||||||
| 2019
|Allsvenskan |8 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |9 |0 | |||||||||
| 2020
|Allsvenskan |5 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |6 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!33 !1 !10 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !48 !2 | |||||||||
| Örgryte IS (loan)
|2019 |11 |1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |11 |1 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!132 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 20 |
:1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Johan Cruijff Shield.
Honours
;Chelsea Youth
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ifkdb|name=#11 Amin Affane}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Affane, Amin}}
Category:Swedish people of Moroccan descent
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Roda JC Kerkrade players
Category:FC Energie Cottbus players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players
Category:Arminia Bielefeld players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers