Aimar Sher
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aimar Hazar Sher | ||
Date of birth | 20 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkuk, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mälarhöjdens IK | |||
Enskede IK | |||
2014–2019 | Hammarby IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Hammarby IF | 32 | (1) |
2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Spezia | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Spezia.
Early life[]
Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[1]
He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2014.[2] Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17's Swedish championship in 2019.[3]
Club career[]
Hammarby IF[]
On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby IF in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[4] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[5] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[3]
On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[6] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[7] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[8]
On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby IF, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[9][10]
Spezia[]
On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[11][12][13] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[14]
International career[]
Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[15]
On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[16]
Personal life[]
His first name is an homage to the Argentinian football player Pablo Aimar.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 9 August 2021[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours[]
Club[]
Hammarby IF
References[]
- ^ a b "Aimar Sher om debuten" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher summerar trenationsturneringen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Hammarby tecknar avtal med tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Dag på jobbet-seger i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby förlänger med Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Räddad poäng i 91:a mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Aimar Sher klar för Spezia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Aimar Sher è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Sher säljs – lämnar Bajen efter åtta år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Serie A TIM 21/22: Hellas Verona-Spezia 4-0" (in Swedish). Spezia Calcio. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher om sin U21-landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Aimar Sher". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
External links[]
- Aimar Sher at Soccerway
- Aimar Sher at FootballDatabase.eu
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Iraqi emigrants to Sweden
- Association football midfielders
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- IK Frej players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- People from Kirkuk