Omar Eddahri

Omar Eddahri (born 30 August 1990) is a Swedish footballer. He can play as a winger, attacking midfielder or striker.

Omar Eddahri
Personal information
Full name Omar Eddahri
Date of birth (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger / Striker
Youth career
Sundbybergs IK
Rissne IF
Vasalunds IF
0000–2008 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Täby IS 15 (6)
2009 Väsby United 15 (0)
2009 Sollentuna United 10 (9)
2010 Väsby United 1 (0)
2010 Akropolis IF 5 (1)
2011 Sollentuna United
2012 Kungsängens IF
2012 Akropolis IF 7 (0)
2013 Sollentuna FK 6 (0)
2014–2017 AFC Eskilstuna 97 (30)
2018 IK Sirius 6 (0)
2018 Ittihad Tanger 0 (0)
2018 Djurgårdens IF 6 (0)
2019 GIF Sundsvall 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:26, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Eddahri is known for his dribbling ability, taking on players with his speed. Eddahri started his career with Sundbybergs IK, Rissne IF, Vasalunds IF and Djurgårdens IF in their youth system, before joining Täby IS, Väsby United, Akropolis IF, Sollentuna United, Sollentuna FK between 2008 and 2014.

From 2014–2018 he played for AFC Eskilstuna formally known as AFC United, there he achieved promotions as Champions to the Superettan in 2014 and second-place in 2016 to the top-tier of the Swedish Allsvenskan league. After four years there, he joined Allsvenskan side IK Sirius for six games.

Club career

Eddahri was born in Rissne, Stockholm, Sweden; he started his career playing as a junior for Sundbybergs IK, Rissne IF, Vasalunds IF and Djurgårdens IF.[1] Eddahri played for Täby IS, Väsby United, Akropolis IF, Sollentuna United, Sollentuna FK between 2008 and 2014.[2] While playing for Sollentuna United in September 2011, he went to Spain for one week for a trial with La Liga side Sevilla.[3]

AFC United / AFC Eskilstuna

Eddahri signed for AFC United in April 2014.[4] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at IK Brage on 21 April 2014.[5] He earned promotion into the Superettan as Champions with AFC United in October 2014.[6] In February 2016, Eddahri signed a new two-year contract with the club being renamed AFC Eskilstuna.[7] In November 2016, he won promotion again with AFC United in second-place, only losing out as Champions on goal difference.[8] During his four years at AFC United/AFC Eskilstuna, he was their club captain.[9]

Eddahris intentions were to play abroad in the near future, he was reported to be amidst much transfer speculation with clubs in England, Turkey and Sweden reportedly scouting; in June 2017 EFL Championship side Fulham and TFF First League Eskişehirspor amongst other clubs watching the forward.[10] In February 2018, A-League side Melbourne City were interested in signing Eddahri on a short term deal.[11] Manager Warren Joyce had been in dialogue with Eddahri.[12]

IK Sirius

On 5 March 2018, Eddahri signed a one-year contract with Allsvenskan side IK Sirius.[13] After playing six matches for IK Sirius, Eddahri left the club by mutual agreement on 30 May 2018.[14]

IR Tanger

On 12 June, Eddahri signed a three-year contract with Moroccan Botola club Ittihad Tanger.[15] On 25 July, the club announces the termination the contract of the player at his request.[16]

Djurgårdens IF

On 9 August 2018, Eddahri signed a short-term contract with Djurgårdens IF, a club that he played with as a junior. The contract will run through the end of the 2018 Allsvenskan season.[17]

Personal life

Eddahri was born in Sweden, he's of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for either Sweden, or the Morocco national football team respectively having already had dialogue with Morocco.[9] Eddahri has many relatives that live in France and has visited numerous times.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played on 23 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Täby IS 2008[18] Division 3 (Swedish football) 15600—00156
Väsby United 2009[5] Superettan 15000—00150
Sollentuna United 2009[18] Division 2 (Swedish football) 10900—00109
Väsby United 2010[5] Superettan 1000—0010
Akropolis IF 2010[18] Division 2 (Swedish football) 5100—0051
Sollentuna United 2011 Division 2 (Swedish football) 0000—0000
Kungsängens IF 2012 Division 4 (Swedish football) 0000—0000
Akropolis IF 2012[5] Division 1 (Swedish football) 7000—0070
Sollentuna FK 2013[18] Division 2 (Swedish football) 6000—0060
AFC United 2014[5] Division 1 (Swedish football) 24940—00289
2015[5] Superettan 26641—00307
2016[5] Superettan 22511—00236
Total 722092—008122
AFC Eskilstuna 2017[5] Allsvenskan 25800—00258
IK Sirius 2018[5] Allsvenskan 6000—0060
Ittihad Tanger 2018–19 Botola 0000—0000
Career total 1624492—0017146
  1. Cup competitions include the Svenska Cupen, Moroccan Throne Cup

Honours

Club

AFC United

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References
  1. Andersson, Jonny (7 April 2009). "Omar ska ta över målskyttet i Väsby" (PDF). Mitt i Stockholm – Nyheter nöje sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. Pearson, Sebastian (20 February 2016). "Nous avons échangé avec Omar Eddahri, joueur de l'AFC United !" (in French). nordiskfootball.fr. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. Johnsson, Johannes (21 September 2011). "Omar Eddahri om sin provspelsvecka med Sevilla". SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "Officiellt: AFC United värvar även Omar Eddahri". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. "O. Eddahri". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "AFC United 2014: Table: Round 25". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018.
  7. Budak, Azad (15 February 2016). "Fortsatt spel i AFC för Omar Eddahri" (in Swedish). AFC United. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. "AFC United 2016: Table: Round 25". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017.
  9. Kurt, Nemrud (29 December 2017). "Omar Eddahri: "Funnits dialog med Marockos landslag"" (in Swedish). svt Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. Avdic, Anel (29 June 2017). "Krilsagets nya smäll - stjärnan kan lämna". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  11. Lynch, Michael (8 February 2018). "City tight lipped on Swedish reports of striker deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. Lynch, Michael (9 February 2018). "Warren Joyce looking for City to gain revenge on Sydney, but Fornaroli return unlikely". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  13. Kurt, Nemrud (5 March 2018). "Omar Eddahri klar för Sirius" (in Swedish). svt Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  14. Pearson, Sebastian (30 May 2018). "Officiellt: Efter sex matcher - stjärnan lämnar Sirius" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  15. "اتحاد طنجة يتعاقد مع اللاعب عمر الداهري لـ 3 سنوات" [Ittihad Tanger signed with the player Omar Eddahri for 3 years] (in Arabic). IRTfoot.ma. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  16. "اتحاد طنجة يفسخ عقد اللاعب عمر الدهري بناء على طلبه" [Ittihad Tanger rescind the contract of the player Omar Eddahri at his request] (in Arabic). IRTfoot.ma. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  17. "Omar Eddahri till Djurgården" [Omar Eddahri to Djurgården] (in Swedish). dif.se. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  18. "O. Eddahri". elitefootball.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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