Rami Al Hajj

Rami Al Hajj (born 17 September 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Heerenveen. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.

Rami Al Hajj
Al Hajj with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2018 Falkenbergs FF
2018–2020 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Heerenveen 55 (1)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.[3]

International career

Al Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two.[4] He is a youth international for Sweden.[4]

Personal life

Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.[5] On 15 September 2021, he changed his surname back to Al Hajj.[5]

References
  1. Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  3. "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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