Rosa Kafaji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rusul Rosa Kafaji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | AIK | 46 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 29 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:51, 21 May 2016 (UTC) | |||
Rusul Rosa Kafaji (born 5 July 2003) is a Swedish football striker who plays for AIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
Early life[]
Kajafi was born to parents who are originally from Iraq and her father moved back there after her parents' divorce.[1]
Club career[]
Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old.[2] After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season.[2] Kafaji made her debut for the A-team in the Elitettan in 2019 and scored four goals and three assists in seven matches during the season.[2] In the 2020 season, she scored 12 goals in 18 matches and helped AIK to be promoted to the Damallsvenskan.
International career[]
In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time.[3][1]
Honours[]
Club[]
- AIK
Winners
References[]
- ^ a b Niva, Erik. ”Aldrig känt att jag behövt vara någon annan än mig själv”, Aftonbladet, 21 mars 2021. Läst 21 mars 2021.
- ^ a b c "AIK Fotboll skriver treårskontrakt med Rosa Kafaji". aikfotboll.se. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Rosa Kafaji uttagen till Svenska Damlandslaget". ungdomsfotboll.se. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links[]
- Rosa Kafaji at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Solna Municipality
- Swedish people of Iraqi descent
- Swedish women's footballers
- AIK Fotboll (women) players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Women's association football forwards
- Elitettan players
- Swedish women's football biography stubs
- Swedish football midfielder stubs