Amir Al-Ammari
{{Short description|Iraqi footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amir Al-Ammari
| image = Amir Al-Ammari (Halmstad vs Degerfors, 7 October 2023).jpg
| caption = Al-Ammari in 2023
| full_name = Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jönköping, Sweden
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|order=flip}}{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/amir-al-ammari/|title=Amir Al-Ammari|date=3 August 2018|publisher=World Football|language=English|access-date=24 June 2020}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Cracovia
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs1 = IFK Öxnehaga
| youthyears2 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs2 = Husqvarna FF
| youthyears3 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs3 = Brøndby IF
| years1 = 2017
| clubs1 = Husqvarna FF
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = Jönköpings Södra IF
| caps2 = 88
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Halmstads BK
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = IFK Göteborg
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = → Mjällby AIF (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → Halmstads BK (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = Halmstads BK
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Cracovia
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam2 = Iraq U23
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = Iraq
| nationalcaps3 = 42
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|IRQ}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Arabian Gulf Cup}}
{{Medal|Winner|2023 Iraq|}}
| club-update = 21:21, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 5 June 2025
}}
Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari ({{langx|ar|أمير فؤاد عبود العماري}}; born 27 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Iraq national team.{{Soccerway|301675}} Born in Sweden, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.{{cite web|title=J-Södraspelare uttagen till Iraks U23-landslag|url=https://www.jp.se/artikel/j-sodraspelare-uttagen-till-iraks-u23-landslag|date=4 October 2018|access-date=16 July 2021}}
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.{{cite web|title=Amir Al-Ammari: Jeg bærer fodbolduddannelsen fra Brøndby med mig den dag i dag|url=https://3point.dk/nyheder/amir-al-ammari-jeg-baerer-fodbolduddannelsen-fra-brondby-med-mig-den-dag-i-dag|date=19 February 2021|access-date=16 July 2021}}
Al-Ammari returned to Husqvarna in March 2017, where he started his senior career.{{cite web|title=Officiellt: Bernholtz och Al-Ammari till Husqvarna FF|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/76146|date=1 March 2017|access-date=16 July 2021}} On 11 December 2017, Jönköpings Södra IF announced the signing of Al-Ammari on a three-year deal.{{cite web|title=AMIR AL-AMMARI ÄR KLAR FÖR JÖNKÖPINGS SÖDRA|url=https://jonkopingssodra.se/amir-al-ammari-ar-klar-for-jonkopings-sodra/|date=11 December 2017|access-date=16 July 2021}} He left the club in December 2020 following the conclusion of 2020 Superettan season.{{cite web|title=Amir Al-Ammari lämnar Jönköpings Södra|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/132014|date=14 December 2020|access-date=16 July 2021}}
On 14 February 2021, newly promoted Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK announced the signing of Al-Ammari.{{cite web|title=Amir Al-Ammari till HBK|url=https://www.hbk.se/nyheter/2021/februari/al-ammari-till-hbk|date=14 February 2021|access-date=16 July 2021}} He made his professional debut on 11 April 2021 in a 1–0 win against BK Häcken.
On 17 July 2024, Al-Ammari joined Polish club Cracovia on a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=Irakijczyk Amir Al-Ammari został nowym piłkarzem Cracovii|url=https://gazetakrakowska.pl/irakijczyk-amir-alammari-zostal-nowym-pilkarzem-cracovii/ar/c2-18682821|language=pl|date=17 July 2024|access-date=18 July 2024}}
International career
=Sweden U19=
He has played four friendlies for Sweden under-19 team in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web|title=Hallå där Amir Al-Ammari|url=https://www.husqvarnaff.se/nyheter/?ID=88369&NID=161858|date=23 February 2016|access-date=16 July 2021}}
=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.{{cite web|title=Team spirit will drive Iraq, says Al Ammari|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u23-asian-cup/latest/news/team-spirit-will-drive-iraq-says-al-ammari|date=8 January 2020|access-date=16 July 2021}}
=Iraq=
On 2 September 2021, Al-Ammari made his first international cap with Iraq against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|title=Match Report : Korea Republic 0–0 Iraq|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/matches/qualifiers/112022/2220234/|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Husqvarna FF
|2017 |24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Jönköpings Södra IF
|2018 |28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2019
|Superettan |30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2020
|Superettan |30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|name=ARPO|Appearances in Allsvenskan relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!88 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 18 | |
| rowspan="1"|Halmstads BK
|2021 |29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|name=ARPO}} | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| IFK Göteborg
|2022 |Allsvenskan |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Mjällby AIF (loan)
|2022 |Allsvenskan |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 1 | |||
| Halmstads BK (loan)
|2023 |Allsvenskan |29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 32 | 1 | |||
| Halmstads BK
|2024 |Allsvenskan |13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 2 | |||
| Cracovia
|30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 31 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!236 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 267 | 35 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 5 June 2025}}{{cite web|title=A. Al-Ammari's games|url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/matches/a-al-ammari-373368|access-date=6 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Iraq
|2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||42||2 |
:Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Ammari goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Amir Al-Ammari | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 11 November 2021 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | {{fb|SYR|1980}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 26 March 2024 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | {{fb|PHI}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Iraq
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|amir-al-ammari}}
- {{svenskfotboll|id=33b44305-d168-4eb3-b2b5-84d39350da44}}
- {{ifkdb|name=#23 Amir Al-Ammari}}
{{Cracovia squad}}
{{Iraq squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ammari, Amir}}
Category:Footballers from Jönköping
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Iraqi men's footballers
Category:21st-century Iraqi sportsmen
Category:Iraq men's international footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Iraq men's youth international footballers
Category:Jönköpings Södra IF players
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:Swedish people of Iraqi descent
Category:Swedish people of Palestinian descent
Category:Iraqi people of Palestinian descent
Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Iraqi expatriate men's footballers