Rami Al Hajj

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rami Al Hajj

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beirut, Lebanon{{Soccerway|575319|accessdate=2 June 2021}}

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Plymouth Argyle

| clubnumber = 28

| youthyears1 = 2008–2018

| youthclubs1 = Falkenbergs FF

| youthyears2 = 2018–2020

| youthclubs2 = Heerenveen

| years1 = 2020–2023

| clubs1 = Heerenveen

| caps1 = 67

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2023–2024

| clubs2 = OB

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Plymouth Argyle

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 5 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

}}Rami Al Hajj ({{langx|ar|رامي الحاج}}; born 17 September 2001, previously Rami Hajal) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.

Early life

Al Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two. The family had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.{{Cite web |date=15 September 2021 |title=Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2021/naamswijziging-hajal-wordt-al-hajj |access-date=15 September 2021 |website=sc Heerenveen |language=nl-NL}} On 15 September 2021, he changed it back to Al Hajj.

Club career

A youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2019/10/p01-rami-hajal/|title=Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|date=22 October 2019 }} He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/18/netherlands/eredivisie/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/sportclub-heerenveen/3032217/|title=Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020|website=Soccerway}}

On 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed for OB in the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |date=14 June 2023 |title=Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne |url=https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/rami-al-hajj-bliver-en-af-striberne/ |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=Odense Boldklub |language=da}} He scored on his debut for the club on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.{{cite news |last1=Bybjerg Jensen |first1=Mathias |title=Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/vanvidsafslutning-sikrede-randers-point-mod-ob |access-date=23 July 2023 |work=bold.dk |date=23 July 2023 |language=da}}

On transfer deadline day, August 30, 2024, Al Hajj joined English EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.[https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/rami-al-hajj-joins-argyle Rami Al Hajj joins Argyle], pafc.co.uk, 30 August 2024

International career

Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj is a youth international for Sweden, featuring for both U19s and U21s.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-03-08|title=Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst|url=https://frieschdagblad.nl/2019/3/8/rami-hajal-is-trots-op-zijn-libanese-afkomst|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Friesch Dagblad|language=nl}} He received his first call-up for the senior national team in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.{{Cite news |title=Sweden 2–1 Estonia |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/690688/estonia-sweden |date=2024-01-12 |work=ESPN }}

Career statistics

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
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 KNVB Cup, Danish Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="5"\|Heerenveen \|2019–20 \|Eredivisie \|5	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
2020–21 \|Eredivisie \|23	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
2021–22 \|Eredivisie \|21	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	22	0
2022–23 \|Eredivisie \|18	0	4	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	22	3
colspan="2"\|Total !67	1	10	3	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|77	4
OB \|2023–24 \|Danish Superliga \|29	3	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	32	4
Plymouth Argyle \|2024–25 \|EFL Championship \|28	3	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	29	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !124	7	14	4	0	0	0	0	138	10

Honours

Individual

Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023{{cite news |last1=Bak |first1=Daniel |title=Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/seks-sl-klubber-har-spillere-pa-manedens-hold |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=bold.dk |date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416163246/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/seks-sl-klubber-har-spillere-pa-manedens-hold |archive-date=16 April 2024 |language=da}}

References

External links

{{Soccerway|575319}}
{{SvFF player|id=454f9b00-4015-4aaf-9932-2afae5117204}}
[https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/heerenveen/players/rami-hajal/ Rami Al Hajj] at Eredivisie

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Beirut

Category:Lebanese emigrants to Sweden

Category:Sportspeople of Lebanese descent

Category:Swedish men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:SC Heerenveen players

Category:Odense Boldklub players

Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players

Category:Eredivisie players

Category:Danish Superliga players