Roony Bardghji (Arabic: روني بردغجي; born 15 November 2002) is a professional Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a forward for Copenhagen. Born in Kuwait, he represents Sweden at youth level.

Roony Bardghji
Bardghji with Copenhagen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Copenhagen
Number 40
Youth career
2012–2015 Kallinge SK
2015–2018 Rödeby AIF
2019–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Copenhagen 55 (12)
International career
2021 Sweden U17 6 (5)
2022– Sweden U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:28, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Bardghji 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] to become the youngest player to feature at the club, aged 16 years and 6 days, breaking previous record of Kenneth Zohore.[4] Seven days later, he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.[5]

On 25 October 2022, Bardghji made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute, in a 3–0 defeat against Sevilla.[6] On 7 January 2023, he signed a new contract, extending his contract to December 2025.[7]

On 8 November 2023, Bardghji scored the first Champions League goal of his career - an 87th minute winner in a 4–3 win over Manchester United.[8] In early May 2024, he sustained a serious knee injury during training which would sideline him for 9 to 12 months.[9]

International career

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Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden when he was 6 years old.[10] He is a current Sweden under-21 international.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 13 2 0 0 2[a] 0 15 2
2022–23 Danish Superliga 19 3 6 0 2[b] 0 27 3
2023–24 Danish Superliga 23 7 2 2 9[b] 1 34 10
Career total 55 12 8 2 13 1 68 15
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Copenhagen

Individual

References

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  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. ^ "Roony Bardghji becomes youngest ever F.C. Copenhagen player". F.C. København. 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "AaB vs. FC Copenhagen". Soccerway.com. 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Roony Bardghji on his Champions League debut and Parken noise". F.C. København. 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Roony Bardghji extends his contract". F.C. København. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "At 17, Roony Bardghji, the 'Swedish Messi', writes his name into Champions League history: Moment of the UCL Week". ESPN. 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "FC Copenhagen talent Roony Bardghji out for 9-12 months after knee injury". The Athletic. 2 May 2024.
  10. ^ "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji". F.C. København.
  11. ^ "Roony Bardghji". Soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden - R. Bardghji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Danish Champions 2022/23". Copenhagen. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  15. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  16. ^ Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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