Samir Maarouf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Västra Frölunda, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lunds BK | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balltorps FF | |||
| 2015–2017 | GAIS | ||
| 2017–2021 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | BK Häcken | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Vasalunds IF (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Eskilstuna | 34 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lunds BK | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Palestine | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Samir Maarouf (Arabic: سمير معروف; born 2 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Ettan club Lunds BK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Palestine national team.
Career
[edit]Maarouf is a youth product of Balltorps FF and GAIS, before moving to BK Häcken's academy in 2017.[1] On 18 November 2020, he was promoted to BK Häcken's senior team signing a 1-year contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with BK Häcken in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Dalkurd FF on 21 February 2021.[3] After playing a couple of games in the Allsvenskan in early 2021, he moved to the Superettan club Vasalunds IF on loan for the rest of the season.[4] Returning to Häcken, he extended his contract for one more year on 3 January 2022.[5]
On 22 June 2022, Maarouf transferred to AFC Eskilstuna, signing a 3.5 year contract.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Sweden, Maarouf is of Palestinian descent.[7] He debuted with the Palestine national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Bahrain on 25 March 2023.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Repris: Lucka 11, Julkalendern – Samir Maarouf". 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Samir Maarouf flyttas upp till BK Häckens A-lag". 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Maarouf på väg tillbaka efter tuffa skadorna". Unicoach - Svensk Elitfotboll och Unibets gemensamma satsning för att utveckla framtidens svenska elitfotboll. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf lånas ut till Vasalund". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "Officiellt: BK Häcken förlänger med Samir Maarouf". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf klar för AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "منتخب فلسطين يعسكر في الأردن قبل مواجهة البحرين – صحيفة الأيام البحرينية" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Bahrain gegen Palästina Spiel-Infos – Freundschaftsspiele März 2023". sport.bild.de (in German).
External links
[edit]- Samir Maarouf at Soccerway
- Samir Maarouf at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)