Adam Karim Ben Lamin ( ar, آدَم كَرِيْم بن لَامِيْن; born 2 June 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Jönköpings Södra. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Early life

Ben Lamin was born in

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, and grew up in the

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district of

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Career

Ben Lamin began playing football with the youth academy of Vasalund at the age of 4, and moved to the academy of

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

at the age of 10. After working his way up the U17 and U19 teams for AIK, he returned to Vasalund on loan in February 2018. He returned to AIK in 2018, and after a strong preseason signed a professional contract with them on 1 January 2019. On 16 August 2019, he went on loan with Utsikten in the Ettan. After returning to AIK, he trained with the professionals but did not make a competitive appearance for the club. On 25 January 2021, Ben Lamin transferred to the

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club Jönköpings Södra on a 2-year contract.

International career

Born in Sweden, Ben Lamin is of Tunisian descent. He first represented Sweden as a youth international, having played for the Sweden U16s and U17s. In 2019, he was then called up by the Tunisia Olympic team for

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matches. He was then called up to the Tunisia U20s for a set of friendlies in 2021. Ben Lamin was first called up to the senior Tunisia national team in October 2019. He debuted with Tunisia in a 3–0 win in the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer final against

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on 14 June 2022.

Playing style

Ben Lamin is a versatile player that can play as

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, and

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. He shines as a centre-back, and is noted for his aggressive play, is effective under pressure, and smart with his offensive decisions.

Honours

Tunisia *

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References

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SvenskFotboll Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ben Lamin, Adam 2001 births Living people Footballers from Stockholm Tunisian footballers Tunisia international footballers Tunisia under-23 international footballers Tunisia youth international footballers Swedish footballers Sweden youth international footballers Swedish people of Tunisian descent AIK Fotboll players Vasalunds IF players Utsiktens BK players Jönköpings Södra IF players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Association football defenders