Aimar Sher
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aimar Hazar Sher | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkuk, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mälarhöjdens IK | |||
| Enskede IK | |||
| 2013–2019 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Hammarby IF | 32 | (1) |
| 2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Groningen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sarpsborg 08 | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early life
[edit]Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[2]
He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2013.[3] Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17's Swedish championship in 2019.[4]
Club career
[edit]Hammarby IF
[edit]On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[5] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[6] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[4]
On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[8] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[9]
On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[10][11]
Spezia
[edit]On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[12][13][14] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[15]
Loan to Groningen
[edit]On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.[16]
Release by Spezia
[edit]On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[17]
International career
[edit]Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[18]
On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]
Personal life
[edit]His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player Pablo Aimar.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 September 2023[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Spezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Groningen (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Hammarby IF
References
[edit]- ^ "Aimar Sher". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Aimar Sher om debuten" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher summerar trenationsturneringen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Hammarby tecknar avtal med tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Dag på jobbet-seger i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby förlänger med Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Räddad poäng i 91:a mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Aimar Sher klar för Spezia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Aimar Sher è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Sher säljs – lämnar Bajen efter åtta år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Serie A TIM 21/22: Hellas Verona-Spezia 4-0" (in Swedish). Spezia Calcio. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "FC GRONINGEN VOEGT TALENT SHER TOE AAN EERSTE SELECTIE" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA" [CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Aimar Sher om sin U21-landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Aimar Sher at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Aimar Sher at Elite Football
- Aimar Sher at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)