Bilal Hussein (footballer)
Bilal Hussein (Arabic: بلال حُسَين Bilāl Ḥusayn; born 22 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for AIK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Bromstens IK | ||
| 2014–2018 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | AIK | 41 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Vasalund (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Career statistics
Professional career
Hussein began playing football with his local club Bromstens IK at the age of 7, and joined the AIK youth academy in 2014.[1] On 20 January 2018, Hussein signed his first professional contract with AIK, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He made his professional debut for AIK in a 2–0 Allsvenskan win over IK Sirius on 27 April 2018.[3]
International career
Hussein was born in Sweden to Somali parents. He is a youth international for Sweden.[4]
References
- "Tidigare Bromstensspelare skriver på för AIK". www.stockholmdirekt.se.
- "Officiellt: AIK värvar Elyounoussi: "Vill tillhöra en klubb som vinner titlar"".
- "PÅ FD: Häftiga boosten för AIK-namnet - hyllar Adu: "Fantastisk" -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
- "PÅ FD: Nya AIK-talangen - Jag visar vägen, jag är från förorten och från Somalia -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
External links
- Bilal Hussein – UEFA competition record
- Bilal Hussein at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Bilal Hussein national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- AIK profile (in Swedish)
- Bilal Hussein at Soccerway
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