Amin Soleiman Askar ( so, Aamiin Askaar, ar, امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.

Club career

A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield. On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad. Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

club Brann. Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the

club

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

International

In 2013 Askar decided to represent

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

in the African play-offs for the

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, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time. Askar also holds

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.

Career statistics

References

External links

Amin Askar player info at the official Fredrikstad FK website

Guardian Football
1985 births Living people Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Norway men's youth international footballers Norwegian men's footballers Moss FK players Fredrikstad FK players SK Brann players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Şanlıurfaspor footballers Kristiansund BK players SK Sprint-Jeløy players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players TFF First League players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ethiopian emigrants to Norway Naturalised citizens of Norway Norwegian people of Ethiopian descent {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub