| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Västra Frölunda, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Lunds BK | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balltorps FF | |||
| 2015–2017 | GAIS | ||
| 2017–2021 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | BK Häcken | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Vasalunds IF (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Eskilstuna | 34 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lunds BK | 10 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Palestine | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Samir Maarouf (Arabic: سمير معروف; born 2 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Ettan club Lunds BK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Palestine national team.
Career
Maarouf is a youth product of Balltorps FF and GAIS, before moving to BK Häcken's academy in 2017. On 18 November 2020, he was promoted to BK Häcken's senior team signing a 1-year contract. He made his senior and professional debut with BK Häcken in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Dalkurd FF on 21 February 2021. After playing a couple of games in the Allsvenskan in early 2021, he moved to the Superettan club Vasalunds IF on loan for the rest of the season. Returning to Häcken, he extended his contract for one more year on 3 January 2022.
On 22 June 2022, Maarouf transferred to AFC Eskilstuna, signing a 3.5 year contract.
International career
Born in Sweden, Maarouf is of Palestinian descent. He debuted with the Palestine national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Bahrain on 25 March 2023.
References
- ^ "Repris: Lucka 11, Julkalendern – Samir Maarouf". 11 December 2017.
- "Samir Maarouf flyttas upp till BK Häckens A-lag". 19 November 2020.
- "Maarouf på väg tillbaka efter tuffa skadorna". Unicoach - Svensk Elitfotboll och Unibets gemensamma satsning för att utveckla framtidens svenska elitfotboll. 16 June 2021.
- "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf lånas ut till Vasalund". fotbolltransfers.com.
- "Officiellt: BK Häcken förlänger med Samir Maarouf". fotbolltransfers.com.
- "Officiellt: Samir Maarouf klar för AFC Eskilstuna". fotbolltransfers.com.
- "منتخب فلسطين يعسكر في الأردن قبل مواجهة البحرين – صحيفة الأيام البحرينية" (in Arabic).
- "Bahrain gegen Palästina Spiel-Infos – Freundschaftsspiele März 2023". sport.bild.de (in German).
External links
- Samir Maarouf at Soccerway
- Samir Maarouf at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gothenburg
- Palestinian men's footballers
- Palestine men's international footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish people of Palestinian descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- BK Häcken players
- Vasalunds IF players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen