Rami Al Hajj (Arabic: رامي الحاج; born 17 September 2001, previously Rami Hajal) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2018–2020 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Heerenveen | 67 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | OB | 29 | (3) |
| 2024– | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 30 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.[3]
On 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed for OB in the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.[5]
On transfer deadline day, August 30, 2024, Al Hajj joined English EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.[6]
International career
editBorn in Lebanon, Al Hajj is a youth international for Sweden, featuring for both U19s and U21s.[7] He received his first call-up for the senior national team in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[8]
Personal life
editAl Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two.[7] The family had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.[9] On 15 September 2021, he changed it back to Al Hajj.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 September 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 67 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 77 | 4 | ||||
| OB | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 99 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 9 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Rami Al Hajj joins Argyle, pafc.co.uk, 30 August 2024
- ^ a b "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway
- Rami Al Hajj at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Rami Al Hajj at Eredivisie
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