Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah (born 19 February 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II on loan from the French club Troyes. Fatah is of Somali descent.
 Fatah in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Spånga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Willem II (on loan from Troyes) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Brommapojkarna[1] | |||
| –2021 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | AIK | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Troyes II | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Troyes | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Lommel (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Willem II (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 19 November 2021, Fatah signed his first professional contract with AIK, until the end of 2024.[2]
On 30 August 2022, Fatah signed a five-year contract with Troyes in France for a sum of €5 million.[3]
On 31 January 2023, Fatah joined Lommel in Belgium on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[4] The loan was extended for the 2023–24 season.[5]
In July 2024, Fatah went on trial with Manchester City during their pre-season tour of the United States, during this spell he featured on the bench for each match, and played off the bench in the games against AC Milan and Barcelona, scoring City's only penalty in the shootout against the latter. Fatah rounded off his preseason tour with another cameo off the bench against Chelsea.
On 26 August 2024, Fatah joined Willem II in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
editBorn in Sweden to Somali Parents, Fatah is a youth international for Sweden.[7]
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 September 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Troyes II | 2022-23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Troyes | 2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lommel (loan) | 2022-23 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2023-24 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Willem II | 2024-25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
- ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Amar Ahmed Fatah" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "AMAR ABDIRAHMAN AHMED EST TROYEN !" (in French). Troyes. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed tekent een leenovereenkomst met Lommel SK" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "AMAR FATAH ÉÉN JAAR LANGER BIJ LOMMEL SK" [AMAR FATAH ONE YEAR LONGER AT LOMMEL SK] (in Dutch). Lommel. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Willem II huurt Amar Fatah van Troyes AC" [Willem II loans Amar Fatah from Troyes AC] (in Dutch). Willem II. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Talangens självsäkerhet – "Är en spelare som har det där lilla extra"". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
- ^ Amar Fatah at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
External links
edit- A. Fatah at Soccerway
- Amar Ahmed Fatah at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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