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Rami Al Hajj

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Rami Al Hajj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23)
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)
*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)

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.

Club career

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A 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

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Born 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

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Al 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

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As of match played 27 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ Rami Al Hajj joins Argyle, pafc.co.uk, 30 Augus
  7. ^ a b "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
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