Hosam Aiesh

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Hosam Aiesh
Personal information
Full name Hosam Aiesh
Date of birth (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2009 Azalea BK
2009–2013 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 BK Häcken 1 (0)
2014 → Varbergs BoIS (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2019 Östersunds FK 93 (10)
2016 → Varbergs BoIS (loan) 12 (2)
2019– IFK Göteborg 55 (6)
National team‡
2014–2015 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:17, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Hosam Aiesh (Arabic: حسام عايش‎, ħusām `āyīsh, born 14 April 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a right winger.

Club career[]

Hosam Aiesh began his career in academy of Swedish side BK Häcken. After spending a season on loan at the Varbergs BolS in 2014, he joined Östersunds FK on 1 January 2015 on a free transfer.

However on 1 April 2016 he re-joined Varbergs BolS on loan until 1 July 2016 and July 1, 2016 after which He settled in Östersunds. In 2017, Aiesh managed to win his first major trophy, the 2017 Svenska Cupen, after Östersunds defeated IFK Norrköping 4–1 in the final, as a result of the victory, also qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, marking their first appearance in a European competition tournament. In their Europa League debut in the second qualifying round on 13 July 2017. Östersunds earned a shock 2–0 victory against Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Jämtkraft Arena and eliminated them after a 1–1 draw in Istanbul.

Aiesh's teammate Saman Ghoddos scored 2 goals in a win against PAOK on 24 August saw them qualify for the Group Stage at the first time of asking, After losing only one game in their campaign, they finished second in a group featuring Athletic Bilbao and Hertha Berlin, becoming the first Swedish club to progress beyond the Europa League group stage since UEFA rebranded the UEFA Cup into Europa League.[1]

Östersunds were knocked out by English side Arsenal, after Östersunds lost the 1st leg 2–0, they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg at the Emirates Stadium with a 2–1 victory after a goal from Aiesh and his teammate Ken Sema.[2]

Hosam Aiesh joined IFK Göteborg in 2019.

International career[]

Born in Sweden to Palestinian Syrian parents, Aiesh is eligible to represent , Syria and Sweden. In August 2017 he declared his intent to represent Palestine.[3][4] However, he was called up for Sweden on 3 December 2018[5] and earned his, to date, only cap on 9 January 2019 when he started for Sweden in a friendly against Finland.[6] Due to the fact that his only cap (as of August 2020) came in a friendly, he remains eligible for Syria or Palestine.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 9 February 2019.[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 0 0 1[a] 0 – 0 0 1 0
2014 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2014 Superettan 11 1 1[a] 0 – 0 0 12 1
Östersunds FK 2015 Superettan 24 2 0 0 – 0 0 24 2
2016 Allsvenskan 15 1 3[a] 0 – 0 0 18 1
2017 17 1 6[a] 4 5[b] 0 0 0 28 5
2018 23 3 4[a] 0 1[b] 1 0 0 28 4
2019 14 3 0[a] 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
Total 93 10 14 4 6 1 0 0 113 15
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2016 Superettan 12 2 0 0 – 0 0 12 2
Total 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Göteborg 2019 Allsvenskan 4 1 0 0 – 0 0 4 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 121 14 16 4 6 1 0 0 143 19
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Club[]

Östersunds FK

References[]

  1. ^ "Playing Arsenal is like Christmas': How Graham Potter transformed Ostersund and inspired Sweden's north". The Independent. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Arsenal 1 Ostersunds 2". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sweden-born Hosam Aiesh to represent Palestine". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/ofk-yttern-uttagen-i-palestinas-landslag-jag-foljer-mitt-hjarta/
  5. ^ https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/aieshs-mal-efter-uttagningen--vara-med-i-em-finns-gott-om-tid/
  6. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 9 January 2019.
  7. ^ Hosam Aiesh at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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