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
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
Club information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2018 Falkenbergs FF
2018–2020 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Heerenveen 41 (1)
National team‡
2019 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2021– Sweden U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:36, 23 November 2021 (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 at the age of two.[4] He is a youth international for Sweden.[4]

Personal life

Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj had his name changed to "Rami 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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