Amar Fatah

Amar Fatah
Fatah in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah
Date of birth (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)
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)
*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)

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.

Club career

On 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

Born in Sweden to Somali Parents, Fatah is a youth international for Sweden.[7]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 15 September 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
  2. ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Amar Ahmed Fatah" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "AMAR ABDIRAHMAN AHMED EST TROYEN !" (in French). Troyes. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed tekent een leenovereenkomst met Lommel SK" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Talangens självsäkerhet – "Är en spelare som har det där lilla extra"". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
  8. ^ Amar Fatah at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2024.


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