Hosam Aiesh (Arabic: حُسَام عَايِش, Husâm Âyiş, born 14 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for the Syria national team. Born in Sweden, Aiesh represented them at both youth and senior level before switching his allegiance to Syria in 2022.[2] He most recently played for FC Seoul on the club level, and has also played for IFK Göteborg and Östersund.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hosam Aiesh[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Azalea BK | ||
2009–2013 | BK Häcken | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | BK Häcken | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Östersunds FK | 93 | (10) |
2016 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2019–2022 | IFK Göteborg | 80 | (8) |
2023–2024 | FC Seoul | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Syria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Club career
editHosam Aiesh began his career in academy of Swedish side BK Häcken. After spending a season on loan at the Varbergs BolS in 2014, he joined Östersunds FK on 1 January 2015 on a free transfer. However on 1 April 2016 he re-joined Varbergs BolS on loan until 1 July 2016.
In 2017, Aiesh managed to win his first major trophy, the 2017 Svenska Cupen, after Östersund defeated IFK Norrköping 4–1 in the final, as a result of the victory, also qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, marking their first appearance in a European competition tournament. In their Europa League debut in the second qualifying round on 13 July 2017. Östersund earned a shock 2–0 victory against Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Jämtkraft Arena and eliminated them after a 1–1 draw in Istanbul.
Aiesh's teammate Saman Ghoddos scored 2 goals in a win against PAOK on 24 August saw them qualify for the Group Stage at the first time of asking, After losing only one game in their campaign, they finished second in a group featuring Athletic Bilbao and Hertha Berlin, becoming the first Swedish club to progress beyond the Europa League group stage since UEFA rebranded the UEFA Cup into Europa League.[3]
Östersund were knocked out by English side Arsenal, after Östersund lost the 1st leg 2–0, they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg at the Emirates Stadium with a 2–1 victory after a goal from Aiesh and his teammate Ken Sema.[4]
Hosam Aiesh joined IFK Göteborg in 2019.[5]
International career
editSweden
editBorn in Sweden to Palestinian Syrian parents, Aiesh is eligible to represent Palestine, Syria and Sweden. In August 2017, he declared his intent to represent Palestine.[8][9] However, he was called up for Sweden on 3 December 2018[10] and earned his only cap on 9 January 2019 when he started for Sweden in a friendly against Finland.[11] Due to the fact that his only cap for Sweden came in a friendly, he remained eligible for Syria and Palestine.
Syria
editOn 1 February 2022, Aiesh debuted for Syria in a 2–0 loss to South Korea in qualification towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup entering the match as a substitute in the 60th minute for Amro Jenyat.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 October 2022[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
BK Häcken | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2014 | Superettan | 11 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Östersunds FK | 2015 | Superettan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
2016 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2017 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | 6[a] | 4 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
2018 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 3 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 3 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
Total | 93 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 15 | ||
Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2016 | Superettan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 3 | 7[a] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
2021 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2022 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 5[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 80 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 9 | ||
Career total | 198 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 26 |
Honours
editÖstersunds FK
IFK Göteborg
Individual
- Allsvenskan top assist provider: 2018
References
edit- ^ Hosam Aiesh at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Hosam Aiesh at Soccerway
- ^ "Playing Arsenal is like Christmas': How Graham Potter transformed Ostersund and inspired Sweden's north". The Independent. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal 1 Ostersunds 2". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "En dag Hosam väntat på" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "FC서울, 김경민·호삼 아이에쉬 영입으로 공격력 강화에 총력" (in Korean). FC Seoul. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Officiellt: FC Seoul värvar Aiesh" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sweden-born Hosam Aiesh to represent Palestine". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "ÖFK-yttern uttagen i Palestinas landslag: "Jag följer mitt hjärta"".
- ^ "Aieshs mål efter uttagningen – vara med i EM: "Finns gott om tid"".
- ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Hosam Aiesh - Syria v Korea Republic, 01 February 2022". 11v11.com. 1 February 2022.
- ^ Hosam Aiesh at Soccerway
External links
edit- Hosam Aiesh at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive 1, archive 2)
- Hosam Aiesh at Elite Football
- Hosam Aiesh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hosam Aiesh at Soccerway
- Hosam Aiesh – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- #8 Hosam Aiesh at ifkdb.com