Samir Maarouf

Samir Maarouf
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Västra Frölunda, Sweden[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lunds BK
Number 13
Youth career
Balltorps FF
2015–2017 GAIS
2017–2021 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 BK Häcken 7 (0)
2021 → Vasalunds IF (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 AFC Eskilstuna 34 (1)
2024– Lunds BK 10 (2)
International career‡
2023– Palestine 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Samir Maarouf (Arabic: سمير معروف; born 2 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Ettan club Lunds BK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Palestine national team.

Career

Maarouf is a youth product of Balltorps FF and GAIS, before moving to BK Häcken's academy in 2017.[1] On 18 November 2020, he was promoted to BK Häcken's senior team signing a 1-year contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with BK Häcken in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Dalkurd FF on 21 February 2021.[3] After playing a couple of games in the Allsvenskan in early 2021, he moved to the Superettan club Vasalunds IF on loan for the rest of the season.[4] Returning to Häcken, he extended his contract for one more year on 3 January 2022.[5]

On 22 June 2022, Maarouf transferred to AFC Eskilstuna, signing a 3.5 year contract.[6]

International career

Born in Sweden, Maarouf is of Palestinian descent.[7] He debuted with the Palestine national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Bahrain on 25 March 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Repris: Lucka 11, Julkalendern – Samir Maarouf". 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Samir Maarouf flyttas upp till BK Häckens A-lag". 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Maarouf på väg tillbaka efter tuffa skadorna". Unicoach - Svensk Elitfotboll och Unibets gemensamma satsning för att utveckla framtidens svenska elitfotboll. 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf lånas ut till Vasalund". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ^ "Officiellt: BK Häcken förlänger med Samir Maarouf". fotbolltransfers.com.
  6. ^ "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf klar för AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com.
  7. ^ "منتخب فلسطين يعسكر في الأردن قبل مواجهة البحرين – صحيفة الأيام البحرينية" (in Arabic).
  8. ^ "Bahrain gegen Palästina Spiel-Infos – Freundschaftsspiele März 2023". sport.bild.de (in German).