Roony Bardghji

Roony Bardghji (Arabic: روني بردغجي, romanized: Rūnī Bardaḡdjī; pronounced [ˈruːniː barˈdaˤdʒiː]; born 15 November 2005) is a Syrian-Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen.

Roony Bardghji
Personal information
Full name Roony Bardghji
Date of birth (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 40
Youth career
2012–2015 Kallinge SK
2015–2019 Rödeby AIF
2019–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Copenhagen 12 (2)
National team‡
2021– Sweden U17 6 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Roony played for youth teams of Kallinge SK, Rödeby AIF and Malmö FF.[1] In 2020 he moved from Malmö to Copenhagen.[2] On 21 November 2021 he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga.[3] Seven days later he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.[4]

International career

Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden at a young age.[5] He is a current Sweden under-21 international.[6]

References
  1. "Framtiden Är Vår — Roony Bardghji". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). 11 December 2020.
  2. "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji" (in Danish). F.C. København. 15 November 2021.
  3. "FC Copenhagen vs. AGF". Soccerway.com. 21 November 2021.
  4. "AaB vs. FC Copenhagen". Soccerway.com. 28 November 2021.
  5. "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji". F.C. København.
  6. "Roony Bardghji". Soccerway.com.


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