Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari ( ar, أمير فؤاد عبود العماري; born 27 July 1997) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for
Ekstraklasa club
Cracovia and the
Iraq national team.
Born in Sweden, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.
Club career
Al-Ammari started his youth career with Swedish clubs
IFK Öxnehaga and
Husqvarna FF, before moving to Denmark to join youth academy of
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
.
Al-Ammari returned to Husqvarna in March 2017, where he started his senior career. On 11 December 2017,
Jönköpings Södra IF announced the signing of Al-Ammari on a three-year deal. He left the club in December 2020 following the conclusion of
2020 Superettan
The 2020 Superettan is part of the 2020 Swedish football season, and the 20th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the leagu ...
season.
On 14 February 2021, newly promoted
Allsvenskan
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side
Halmstads BK announced the signing of Al-Ammari. He made his professional debut on 11 April 2021 in a 1–0 win against
BK Häcken.
On 17 July 2024, Al-Ammari joined Polish club
Cracovia on a three-year contract.
International career
Born in Sweden, Al-Ammari is eligible to play for Iraq through his father.
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Sweden U19
He has played four friendlies for Sweden under-19 team in 2014 and 2015.
Iraq U23
In March 2019, Al-Ammari played for Iraq under-23 team in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He scored two goals from three matches and helped his team qualify for the main tournament. In January 2020, he was selected in Iraq's squad for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
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.
Iraq
On 2 September 2021, Al-Ammari made his first international cap with Iraq against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Career statistics
Club
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International
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:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Ammari goal.''
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Honours
Iraq
* Arabian Gulf Cup
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: 2023
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1997 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Swedish men's footballers
Iraqi men's footballers
Iraq men's international footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Iraq men's youth international footballers
Iraqi expatriate men's footballers
Husqvarna FF players
Jönköpings Södra IF players
IFK Göteborg players
Mjällby AIF players
Halmstads BK players
KS Cracovia players
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
Ettan Fotboll players
Ekstraklasa players
Swedish people of Iraqi descent
Swedish people of Palestinian descent
Iraqi people of Palestinian descent
Sportspeople from Jönköping
Footballers from Jönköping County
2023 AFC Asian Cup players
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland