Hosam Aiesh

Hosam Aiesh (Arabic: حسام عايش‎, ħusām `āyīsh, ; born 14 April 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a right winger or centre forward.[1]

Hosam Aiesh
Personal information
Full name Hosam Aiesh
Date of birth (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger / Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2009 Azalea BK
2009–2013 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 BK Häcken 1 (0)
2014 → Varbergs BoIS (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2019 Östersunds FK 93 (10)
2016 → Varbergs BoIS (loan) 12 (2)
2019– IFK Göteborg 24 (4)
National team‡
2014–2015 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2019– Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2019

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 on 1 January 2015 on a free transfer.

However on 1 April 2016 he re-joined Varbergs BolS on loan until 1 July 2016 and July 1, 2016 after which He settled in Östersunds. In 2017, Aiesh managed to win his first major trophy, the 2017 Svenska Cupen, after Östersunds defeated IFK Norrköping 4–1 in the final, as a result of the victory, also qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, marking their first appearance in a European competition tournament. In their Europa League debut in the second qualifying round on 13 July 2017. Östersunds earned a shock 2–0 victory against Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Jämtkraft Arena 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 Athletic Bilbao 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.[2]

Östersunds were knocked out by English side Arsenal, after Östersunds lost the 1st leg 2–0, they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg at the Emirates Stadium with a 2–1 victory after a goal from Aiesh and his teammate Ken Sema.[3]

Hosam Aiesh joined IFK Göteborg in 2019.

International career

Born in Sweden to Palestinian parents, Aiesh is eligible to represent both Palestine and Sweden. In August 2017 he declared his intent to represent Palestine.[4][5] However, he was called up for Sweden on 3 December 2018[6] and earned his, to date, only cap on 9 January 2019 when he started for Sweden in a friendly against Finland.[7] Due to the fact that his only cap (as of August 2020) came in a friendly, he remains eligible for Palestine.

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 February 2019.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 001[lower-alpha 1]0–0010
2014 1000–0010
Total 1010000020
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2014 Superettan 1111[lower-alpha 1]0–00121
Östersunds FK 2015 Superettan 24200–00242
2016 Allsvenskan 1513[lower-alpha 1]0–00181
2017 1716[lower-alpha 1]45[lower-alpha 2]000285
2018 2334[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]100284
2019 1430[lower-alpha 1]00000143
Total 9310144610011315
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2016 Superettan 12200–00122
Total 122000000122
Göteborg 2019 Allsvenskan 4100–0041
Total 4100000041
Career total 12114164610014319
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club
Östersunds FK
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References
  1. "Truppen 2016" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "Playing Arsenal is like Christmas': How Graham Potter transformed Ostersund and inspired Sweden's north". The Independent. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. "Arsenal 1 Ostersunds 2". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. "Sweden-born Hosam Aiesh to represent Palestine". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/ofk-yttern-uttagen-i-palestinas-landslag-jag-foljer-mitt-hjarta/
  6. https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/aieshs-mal-efter-uttagningen--vara-med-i-em-finns-gott-om-tid/
  7. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 9 January 2019.
  8. Hosam Aiesh at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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