Amin Soleiman Askar (Somali: Aamiin Askaar, Arabic: امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a footballer who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
 Amin Askar in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amin Soleiman Askar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Harer, Ethiopia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sprint-Jeløy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kambo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Moss | 110 | (22) |
| 2009–2011 | Fredrikstad | 80 | (8) |
| 2012–2016 | Brann | 80 | (21) |
| 2015 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016–2017[3] | Şanlıurfaspor | 32 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 48 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Kristiansund | 65 | (2) |
| 2023 | Moss | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sprint-Jeløy | 12 | (1[2]) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Norway U18[2] | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Norway U19[2] | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield.[15] On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad.[15]
Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Brann.
Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the Tippeligaen club Sarpsborg 08.
International edit
In 2013 Askar decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time.[16]
Askar also holds Norwegian and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.
Career statistics edit
- As of 10 May 2021[17]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Moss | 2003 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2007 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Brann | 2012 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2013 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2015 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Kristiansund | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 405 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 462 | 63 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). Sportsklubben Brann. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Amin Askar at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ ŞANLIURFASPOR AMİN ASKAR'I YENİDEN RENKLERİNE BAĞLADI‚ haber-sanliurfa.com, 4 May 2017
- ^ "Askar følte seg som "en giraff" i Tyrkia: - Folk kom bort og ville ta på meg". nettavisen.no.
- ^ "Amin Askars ville fotballiv i Tyrkia". aftenbladet.no.
- ^ "En heksegryte i Tyrkia kan ikke måle seg med pulsen jeg fikk da jeg tok imot ungen". tv2.no.
- ^ "ASKAR BRØT KONTRAKTEN I TYRKIA: − KLUBBEN BLE SKUFFET". vg.no.
- ^ "– Helt sykt". tk.no.
- ^ "Askar er tatt ut på landslaget". nettavisen.no.
- ^ "Ebola-hets da Amin Askars Etiopia tapte". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Nok en Etiopia-bomtur på Askar". ba.no.
- ^ "Askar har lagt ut på ny Etiopia-reise". ba.no.
- ^ "Askar: - En merkelig følelse". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Amin Askar tilbake i gult og svart".
- ^ a b Tom Raae (19 June 2014). "Amin Askar er klar for FFK" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Amin Askar gets the call from Ethiopian Coach Mariano Barreto – Ethiosports". Ethiosports.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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