Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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Early life

Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family. He grew up in

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and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs

Mälarhöjdens IK Mälarhöjdens IK were a Swedish football club located in Hägersten in the southern part of Stockholm. They merged with Hägersten SK in 2018 to become Mälarhöjden-Hägersten FF. Background Mälarhöjdens Idrottsklubb (MIK) was formed on 20 ...

and

Enskede IK Enskede IK is a Swedish football club located in Gamla Enskede, Stockholm. Background Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but since 2004 they have resided ...

, before joining the academy of

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

in 2013. Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17's Swedish championship in 2019.

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against

IFK Luleå IFK Luleå is a Swedish football club formed in 1900, located in Luleå. The club merged with Luleå FF and played under the name Luleå FF/IFK from 1986 to 1989. History IFK Luleå was originally founded in the year 1900, but went dormant aft ...

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. 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 IK Sirius is a Swedish bandy club located in Uppsala, currently playing in Elitserien. IK Sirius were formed in 1907 and play their home games at Studenternas Idrottsplats. History IK Sirius' first success was becoming Swedish runners-up in 1 ...

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg. Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019. On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad. 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 Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...

. In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table. On 30 May 2021, Sher won the

2020–21 Svenska Cupen The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen was the 65th season of the Svenska Cupen and the ninth season with the current format. Hammarby won the cup for the first time and secured a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference Le ...

with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against

in the final, where he scored his attempt.

Spezia

On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to

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in the

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, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract. On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

Loan to Groningen

On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

in the Netherlands.

Release by Spezia

On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against

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on 18 April 2018. 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

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, in the qualification to the

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Personal life

His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player

Pablo Aimar Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team. Aimar played as an Midfielder#Attacking ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Hammarby IF *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sher, Aimar 2002 births People from Kirkuk Living people Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi emigrants to Sweden Swedish people of Iraqi descent Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Serie A players Eredivisie players Hammarby Fotboll players IK Frej players Spezia Calcio players FC Groningen players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands