Hussein Amer Ojaimi Al-Rikabi (born 28 April 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussein Amer Ojaimi Al-Rikabi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Muthanna, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Al-Khidhir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Khidhir | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | ||
| 2023– | Al-Minaa | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Naft Maysan (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq U23 | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editAmer started playing in the club of his city, Al-Khidhir, then moved to Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya in the Iraqi First Division League in 2022.[3]
On 21 August 2023, he moved to play with Al-Minaa and signed a two-season contract.[4][5] However, due to Al-Minaa's ban by FIFA from contracting players,[6] Amer moved on loan to Naft Maysan, and on 8 May 2024, he was excluded from the team,[7] but returned later, and on 1 June 2024, he managed to score his first goal in the Iraqi Stars League for Naft Maysan against Al-Shorta.[8] On 12 August 2024, after returning from the loan, he renewed his contract with Al-Minaa.[9]
International career
editAmer was part of the Iraq national under-23 football team squad[10] that won the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship.[11] Amer gave a brilliant performance in the tournament and was considered one of the factors of the team's success.[12]
He was also selected by the coach Radhi Shenaishil to be part of the 22-man Olympic squad to play in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[13] Amer presented a wonderful level in the Olympics, which was praised by most sports analysts.[14]
Honours
edit- Iraq U23
References
edit- ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 6.
- ^ Hussein Amer at Soccerway
- ^ "حسين عامر .. لاعب من المثنى يتحدث للمربد بعد تتويجه مع المنتخب الأولمبي ببطولة غرب آسيا". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). 23 June 2023.
- ^ الميناء يتعاقد مع مدافع المنتخب الأولمبي حسين عامر (in Arabic). al-mirbad.com. 21 August 2023.
- ^ الميناء يضم مدافع الأولمبي العراقي .. وبغداد يخطف جفال (in Arabic). kooora.com. 21 August 2023.
- ^ ""بسبب عقوبات الـ"فيفا".. الميناء يدخل دوري المحترفين بـ11 لاعباً فقط". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 26 October 2023.
- ^ "مدرب نفط ميسان يكشف أسباب استبعاد حسين عامر". abcnewsiq.com (in Arabic). 8 May 2024.
- ^ "الشرطة يتخطى نفط ميسان بفوز درامي". addustor.com (in Arabic). 1 June 2024.
- ^ "مدافع المنتخب الأولمبي في الميناء مجدداً". almaalomah.me (in Arabic). 13 August 2024.
- ^ "قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي العراقي لبطولة غرب آسيا". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "منتخبنا الأولمبي يتوج ببطولة غرب آسيا بعد فوزه على إيران". ina.iq (in Arabic). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "3 عوامل وراء تأهل أولمبي العراق لنصف نهائي كأس آسيا تحت 23". winwin.com (in Arabic). 27 April 2024.
- ^ "شنيشل يعلن أسماء "الكتيبة العراقية" لأولمبياد باريس ولاعبيه الثلاثة "الكبار"". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 26 June 2024.
- ^ "احصائيات تتحدث عن تميز مدافع منتخبنا الاولمبي حسين عامر في الأولمبياد". nabd.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2024.
External links
edit- Hussein Amer at Sofascore
- Hussein Amer at ESPN
- Hussein Amer at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)