Mayckel Lahdo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mayckel Lahdo

| image = Hammarby IF - Brage 2021-02-07 29 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Lahdo with Hammarby IF in 2021

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = AZ

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = Arameisk-Syrianska IF

| youthyears2 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs2 = Hammarby IF

| youthyears3 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs3 = Djurgårdens IF

| youthyears4 = 2015–2020

| youthclubs4 = Hammarby IF

| years1 = 2020–2022

| clubs1 = Hammarby IF

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = → IK Frej (loan)

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = → Hammarby TFF ({{Tooltip|res.|Reserve team}})

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Jong AZ

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2022–

| clubs5 = AZ

| caps5 = 59

| goals5 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2022–2024

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 24 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 16:30, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

}}

Mayckel Lahdo (born 30 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Early life

Lahdo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and started to play football as a youngster with local club Arameisk-Syrianska IF, before moving to Hammarby IF at age nine. After spending a few years with Djurgårdens IF, Lahdo returned to Hammarby's academy at age 12.{{cite web|title=Upptäck talangerna: HAN är Bajens nästa export|url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2021/01/12/mayckel-lahdo|publisher=Fotbolldirekt|date=12 January 2021|accessdate=21 February 2021|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Landslagsdatabasen: Mayckel Lahdo|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=df7c82ca-37de-49e4-bd85-3a79a5bca4b0|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=|accessdate=21 February 2021|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title="Dröm att spela framför supportrarna på Tele2"|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/drom-att-spela-framfor-supportrarna-pa-tele2/|publisher=Expressen|date=27 October 2021|accessdate=9 February 2022|language=Swedish}}

Club career

=Hammarby IF=

In 2020, Lahdo went on loan to Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej in Division 1, Sweden's third tier. Aged 17, he played 21 games and scored five goals as the club finished 9th in the table.{{cite web|title=Spelarfakta: Mayckel Lahdo|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/mayckel-lahdo/df7c82ca-37de-49e4-bd85-3a79a5bca4b0/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=|accessdate=21 February 2021|language=Swedish}}

On 11 January 2021, Lahdo signed his first senior contract with Hammarby, on a two-year deal.{{cite web|title=Hammarby förlänger med Mayckel Lahdo|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/hammarby-forlanger-med-mayckel-lahdo/|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=11 January 2021|accessdate=21 February 2021|language=Swedish}} He made his competitive debut for the club on 20 February the same year, in a 4–1 home win against AFC Eskilstuna, in the group stage of the main domestic cup, Svenska Cupen.{{cite web|title=Komfortabel vinst i första tävlingsmatchen|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/komfortabel-vinst-i-forsta-tavlingsmatchen/|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=20 February 2021|accessdate=21 February 2021|language=Swedish}} On 30 May 2021, Lahdo won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2021/05/hammarby-cupvinnare-efter-straffdrama/|title=Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|language=sv}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/historisk-och-dramatisk-cupfinalseger-mot-hacken/|title=Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|language=sv}}

=AZ=

On 17 June 2022, Lahdo transferred to AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, signing a contract until the summer of 2027.{{cite web|url=https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/az-contracteert-mayckel-lahdo|title=AZ contracteert Mayckel Lahdo|publisher=AZ Alkmaar|date=17 June 2022|access-date=17 June 2022|language=nl}} Having just six months left of his contract with Hammarby, the transfer fee was reportedly set at around €700,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/aven-mayckel-lamnar-till-az-alkmaar/|title=Även Mayckel lämnar – till AZ Alkmaar|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=17 June 2022|access-date=17 June 2022|language=sv}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/9K7GPE/avslojar-mayckel-lahdo-ar-klar-for-az-alkmaar|title=Avslöjar: Mayckel Lahdo är klar för AZ Alkmaar|publisher=Aftonbladet|date=17 June 2022|access-date=17 June 2022|language=sv}}

International career

In November 2022, Lahdo was called up to the Swedish under-21s for the first time, ahead of two friendlies. He scored both in his debut against Denmark in a 2–2 draw, and in a 8–1 win against Azerbaijan.{{cite web|title=Första truppen uttagen för nya U21-landslaget|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2022/11/u21-truppslapp-novembersamlingen-2022/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=7 September 2022|accessdate=11 November 2022|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=U21: Tolv debutanter mot Danmark|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2022/11/u21-tolv-debutanter-mot-danmark/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=18 November 2022|accessdate=21 November 2022|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=8-1-seger mot Azerbajdzjan|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2022/11/8-1-seger-mot-azerbajdzjan/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=20 November 2022|accessdate=21 November 2022|language=Swedish}}

Personal life

Lahdo was born in Sweden and is of Assyrian{{Cite web|url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2022/06/25/syriac-youth-contracts-with-one-of-the-best-football-clubs-in-the-netherlands/|title=Syriac youth contracts with one of the best football clubs in The Netherlands|date=25 June 2022}} and Lebanese{{Cite web |last=Krayem |first=Charbel |date=22 June 2023 |title= |script-title=ar:أبناء المهاجرين ذخيرة لبنان في كأس آسيا |trans-title=Children of immigrants ammunition for Lebanon in the Asian Cup |url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/364727 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Al Akhbar |language=ar}} descent. His father was a footballer in the Lebanese Premier League before moving to Sweden. Lahdo's younger brother, Adrian, is also a footballer.{{Cite AV media |url=https://shows.acast.com/fotboll-ar-fotboll/episodes/123-adrian-lahdo |title=123. Adrian Lahdo {{!}} Fotboll är Fotboll |date=2025-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-08 |via=shows.acast.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{Efn\|Includes Svenska Cupen & KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IK Frej (loan) \|2020 \|Ettan \|21	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	21	5
Hammarby TFF (loan) \|2021 \|Ettan \|15	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	15	3
rowspan="3"\|Hammarby IF \|2021 \| rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Allsvenskan \|7	0	4	2	0	0	11	2
2022 \|10	1	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	13	2
colspan="2"\|Total !17	1	7	3	0	0	24	4
Jong AZ \|2022–23 \|Eerste Divisie \|6	1	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	6	1
rowspan="4" \|AZ \|2022–23 \| rowspan="3" \|Eredivisie \|25	2	1	0	15{{Efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League\|name=UECL}}	3	41	5
2023–24 \|15	3	0	0	6{{Efn\|name=UECL}}	2	21	5
2024–25 \|19	3	3	0	10{{efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League\|name=UEL}}	0	32	3
colspan="2" \|Total !59	8	4	0	31	5	94	13
colspan="3" \|Career total !118	18	11	3	31	5	160	25