Roony Bardghji
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roony Bardghji
| image = Roony Bardghji, Vejle Boldklub - FC København, 29. July 2023 - opvarmning (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bardghji with Copenhagen in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|11|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kuwait City, Kuwait
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Copenhagen
| clubnumber = 40
| youthyears1 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs1 = Kallinge SK
| youthyears2 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs2 = Rödeby AIF
| youthyears3 = 2019–2020
| youthclubs3 = Malmö FF
| youthyears4 = 2020–2021
| youthclubs4 = Copenhagen
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Copenhagen
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 01:28, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
}}
Roony Bardghji ({{langx|ar|روني بردغجي}}; born 15 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Copenhagen. Born in Kuwait, he represents Sweden at youth level.
Club career
=Youth Career=
Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Bardghji played for youth teams of Kallinge SK, Rödeby AIF and Malmö FF.{{cite web |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2020/12/framtiden-ar-var-roony-bardghji/ |title=Framtiden Är Vår — Roony Bardghji |website=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |date=11 December 2020 |language=sv}}
=Copenhagen=
In 2020, he moved from Malmö to Copenhagen.{{cite web |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fck-talent-signs-rising-star-roony-bardghji |title=FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji |publisher=F.C. København |date=15 November 2021 |language=da}} On 21 November 2021, he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga,{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/21/denmark/superliga/fc-kobenhavn/agf-aarhus/3510759/ |title=FC Copenhagen vs. AGF |publisher=Soccerway.com |date=21 November 2021 |language=en}} to become the youngest player to feature at the club, aged 16 years and 6 days, breaking previous record of Kenneth Zohore.{{cite web |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/roony-bardghji-becomes-youngest-ever-fc-copenhagen-player |title=Roony Bardghji becomes youngest ever F.C. Copenhagen player |publisher=F.C. København |date=22 November 2021 }} Seven days later, he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/28/denmark/superliga/aalborg-bk/fc-kobenhavn/3510766/ |title=AaB vs. FC Copenhagen |publisher=Soccerway.com |date=28 November 2021 |language=en}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/roony-bardghji-his-champions-league-debut-and-parken-noise |title=Roony Bardghji on his Champions League debut and Parken noise |publisher=F.C. København |date=2 November 2022 }} On 7 January 2023, he signed a new contract, extending his contract to December 2025.{{Cite web |title=Roony Bardghji extends his contract |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/roony-bardghji-extends-his-contract |access-date=2023-01-07 |publisher=F.C. København |language=en}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/38852648/roony-bardghji-goal-vs-manchester-united-champions-league-history-swedish-messi-ucl-moment-week|title=At 17, Roony Bardghji, the 'Swedish Messi', writes his name into Champions League history: Moment of the UCL Week|date=9 November 2023|publisher=ESPN}} In early May 2024, he sustained a serious knee injury during training which would sideline him for 9 to 12 months.{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/5467185/2024/05/02/roony-bardghji-injury-copenhagen/ |title=FC Copenhagen talent Roony Bardghji out for 9-12 months after knee injury |publisher=The Athletic |date=2 May 2024 }}
International career
Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden when he was 6 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fck-talent-signs-rising-star-roony-bardghji|title=FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji|website=F.C. København}}
He made his international debut for the Sweden U17 team on August 7, 2021. He also played for the Sweden U21 team, with his debut on June 2, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Ravindrannair |first=Pranav |date=2025-03-29 |title=Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for Roony Bardghji |url=https://tothelaneandback.com/2025/03/29/tottenham-hotspur-have-been-linked-with-a-move-for-roony-bardghji/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=To The Lane And Back |language=en-US}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web |title=Sweden - R. Bardghji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/roony-bardghji/788282/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=us.soccerway.com}} !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Danish Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Copenhagen
| rowspan="3" |Danish Superliga |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2023–24
|23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 34 | 10 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!55 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 68 | 15 |
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Honours
Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2021–22,{{cite web |title=FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/939970/fc-copenhagen-win-14th-danish-league-title/|website=www.dailytimes.com.pk |access-date=22 May 2022}} 2022–23{{cite web |title=Danish Champions 2022/23 |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/danish-champions-202223|publisher=Copenhagen |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023}}
- Danish Cup: 2022–23{{cite web |title=FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fck-win-202223-danish-cup |publisher=Copenhagen |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=18 May 2023}}
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}} September 2023{{cite news |title=Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/maanedens-hold-i-superligaen-september-7 |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=Tipsbladet |date=3 October 2023 |language=da}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{F.C. Copenhagen squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Kuwait City
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Swedish people of Syrian descent
Category:Syrian emigrants to Sweden
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:F.C. Copenhagen players
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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