Amir Al-Ammari

Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari (Arabic: أمير فؤاد عبود العماري; born 27 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Iraq national team.^[2] Born in Sweden, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.^[3]

Amir Al-Ammari

Al-Ammari in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari
Date of birth	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Jönköping, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cracovia
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2009	IFK Öxnehaga
2009–2013	Husqvarna FF
2013–2016	Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Husqvarna FF	24	(7)
2018–2020	Jönköpings Södra IF	88	(18)
2021	Halmstads BK	29	(3)
2022–2023	IFK Göteborg	11	(0)
2022	→ Mjällby AIF (loan)	12	(1)
2023	→ Halmstads BK (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	Halmstads BK	26	(2)
2024–	Cracovia	19	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	Sweden U19	4	(0)
2019–2020	Iraq U23	6	(5)
2021–	Iraq	39	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Iraq Arabian Gulf Cup Winner 2023 Iraq
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2024

Club career

Al-Ammari started his youth career with Swedish clubs IFK Öxnehaga and Husqvarna FF, before moving to Denmark to join youth academy of Brøndby IF.^[4]

Al-Ammari returned to Husqvarna in March 2017, where he started his senior career.^[5] On 11 December 2017, Jönköpings Södra IF announced the signing of Al-Ammari on a three-year deal.^[6] He left the club in December 2020 following the conclusion of 2020 Superettan season.^[7]

On 14 February 2021, newly promoted Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK announced the signing of Al-Ammari.^[8] He made his professional debut on 11 April 2021 in a 1–0 win against BK Häcken.

On 17 July 2024, Al-Ammari joined Polish club Cracovia on a three-year contract.^[9]

International career

Born in Sweden, Al-Ammari is eligible to play for Iraq through his father.^[3] He is also of Palestinian origin on his mother's side.^[10]

Sweden U19

He has played four friendlies for Sweden under-19 team in 2014 and 2015.^[11]

Iraq U23

In March 2019, Al-Ammari played for Iraq under-23 team in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He scored two goals from three matches and helped his team qualify for the main tournament. In January 2020, he was selected in Iraq's squad for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.^[12]

Iraq

On 2 September 2021, Al-Ammari made his first international cap with Iraq against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Husqvarna FF	2017	Ettan	24	7	2	1	—		—		26	8
Jönköpings Södra IF	2018	Superettan	28	2	3	0	—		—		31	2
	2019	Superettan	30	6	4	1	—		—		34	7
	2020	Superettan	30	9	4	0	—		2[b]	0	36	9
	Total		88	17	11	2	0	0	2	0	101	18
Halmstads BK	2021	Allsvenskan	29	3	3	1	—		2[b]	0	34	4
IFK Göteborg	2022	Allsvenskan	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
Mjällby AIF (loan)	2022	Allsvenskan	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
Halmstads BK (loan)	2023	Allsvenskan	29	1	3	0	—		—		32	1
Halmstads BK	2024	Allsvenskan	13	1	5	1	—		—		18	2
Cracovia	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
Career total			222	30	27	4	0	0	4	0	253	34

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in Allsvenskan relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 28 December 2024^[14][2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iraq	2021	5	1
	2022	6	0
	2023	12	0
	2024	16	1
Total		39	2

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Ammari goal.

List of international goals scored by Amir Al-Ammari

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2021	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Syria	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	26 March 2024	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Philippines	2–0	5–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Iraq

• Arabian Gulf Cup: 2023

References

1. "Amir Al-Ammari". World Football. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
2. Amir Al-Ammari at Soccerway
3. "J-Södraspelare uttagen till Iraks U23-landslag". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
4. "Amir Al-Ammari: Jeg bærer fodbolduddannelsen fra Brøndby med mig den dag i dag". 19 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
5. "Officiellt: Bernholtz och Al-Ammari till Husqvarna FF". 1 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
6. "AMIR AL-AMMARI ÄR KLAR FÖR JÖNKÖPINGS SÖDRA". 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
7. "Amir Al-Ammari lämnar Jönköpings Södra". 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
8. "Amir Al-Ammari till HBK". 14 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
9. "Irakijczyk Amir Al-Ammari został nowym piłkarzem Cracovii" (in Polish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
11. "Hallå där Amir Al-Ammari". 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
12. "Team spirit will drive Iraq, says Al Ammari". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
13. "Match Report : Korea Republic 0–0 Iraq". 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
14. "A. Al-Ammari's games". Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

• Amir Al-Ammari at WorldFootball.net
• Amir Al-Ammari at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• #23 Amir Al-Ammari at ifkdb.com