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Peter Gwargis (born 4 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Iraqi club Duhok, as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duhok | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Öxnehaga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Husqvarna | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | Jönköpings Södra | 16 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Malmö FF | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Jönköpings Södra (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Degerfors (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Örebro SK (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Duhok | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 3 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Gwargis was born in Sydney, Australia.[2] His parents are Assyrians from Iraq, and the family moved to Sweden when he was three.[3]
Gwargis spent his early career in Sweden with IFK Öxnehaga, Husqvarna and Jönköpings Södra.[1][4][5] In January 2017 he was linked with a transfer to English club Arsenal.[6] He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2018.[7] He made his senior debut for the club on 25 September 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[8]
In April 2021 it was announced Gwargis was to be released by Brighton by the end of the season.[9] He was linked to a move to Malmö in May 2021,[10] signing with the club in June 2021.[11][12][13]
In February 2022 he moved on loan to Jönköpings Södra,[14][15] and in April 2023 he moved on loan to Degerfors.[16]
In March 2024 he moved on loan to Örebro SK.[17]
In September 2024, Gwargis moved to Iraqi-Kurdish club Duhok.[18]
Gwargis has represented Sweden at under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.[19] He is also eligible to represent Australia on account of being born there.[2]
Gwargis has been compared to Mesut Özil.[6]
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