Hosam Aiesh ( ar, حُسَام عَايِش, ', born 14 April 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Syria national team. Born in Sweden, Aiesh represented them at both youth and senior level before switching his allegiance to Syria in 2022.

Club career

Hosam Aiesh began his career in academy of Swedish side BK Häcken. After spending a season on loan at the Varbergs BolS in 2014, he joined

Östersunds FK Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, Östersund () or (especially locally) ÖFK, is a Swedish professional football club located in Östersund, Sweden and since 2022 play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan. The ...

on 1 January 2015 on a free transfer. However on 1 April 2016 he re-joined Varbergs BolS on loan until 1 July 2016. In 2017, Aiesh managed to win his first major trophy, the

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Svenska Cupen, after Östersund defeated IFK Norrköping 4–1 in the final, as a result of the victory, also qualifying for the

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, marking their first appearance in a European competition tournament. In their Europa League debut in the second qualifying round on 13 July 2017. Östersund earned a shock 2–0 victory against Turkish giants Galatasaray at the

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and eliminated them after a 1–1 draw in Istanbul. Aiesh's teammate Saman Ghoddos scored 2 goals in a win against PAOK on 24 August saw them qualify for the Group Stage at the first time of asking, After losing only one game in their campaign, they finished second in a group featuring

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and Hertha Berlin, becoming the first Swedish club to progress beyond the Europa League group stage since UEFA rebranded the UEFA Cup into Europa League. Östersund were knocked out by English side

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, after Östersund lost the 1st leg 2–0, they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg at the

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with a 2–1 victory after a goal from Aiesh and his teammate

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. Hosam Aiesh joined IFK Göteborg in 2019. Hosam Aiesh joined

in 2023.

International career

Sweden

Born in Sweden to Palestinian

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parents, Aiesh is eligible to represent

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and

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. In August 2017, he declared his intent to represent Palestine. However, he was called up for Sweden on 3 December 2018 and earned his only cap on 9 January 2019 when he started for Sweden in a friendly against

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. Due to the fact that his only cap for Sweden came in a friendly, he remained eligible for Syria and Palestine.

Syria

On 1 February 2022, Aiesh debuted for

in a 2–0 loss to

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in qualification towards the

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entering the match as a substitute in the 60th minute for

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Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

Östersunds FK * Svenska Cupen:

IFK Göteborg * Svenska Cupen:

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Individual *

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top assist provider:

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aiesh, Hosam 1995 births Living people Footballers from Gothenburg Syrian men's footballers Syria men's international footballers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Syrian people of Palestinian descent Swedish people of Palestinian descent Swedish people of Syrian descent Men's association football midfielders Dual men's international footballers K League 1 players Östersunds FK players BK Häcken players Varbergs BoIS players IFK Göteborg players Allsvenskan players Superettan players FC Seoul players