Elmar Abraham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Skövde, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Skövde AIK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Skövde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | IFK Skövde | 58 | (1) |
| 2018– | Skövde AIK | 168 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Syria | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Elmar Abraham (Arabic: إلمار أبراهام; born 1 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superettan club Skövde AIK. Born in Sweden, he represents Syria at international level.
Club career
[edit]Born in Skövde, Abraham is a youth product of his local team IFK Skövde. In March 2018, he joined their rival Skövde AIK. In 2021, he appeared in 25 games the season, playing an important role the team's promotion the 2022 Superettan after defeating Akropolis IF in the promotion play-offs.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Born in Sweden to Syrian parents, Abraham is eligible to represent Sweden or Syria. He made his international debut for Syria in October 2023 in a friendly game against Kuwait.[4] In January 2024, Abraham was named in Syria national team's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Elmar Abraham is the younger brother of Sargon Abraham, who is also a footballer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "اللاعب: إلمار أبراهام" (in Arabic). Koora. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "ابراهام يجدد تعاقده مع سكوفده وهذه تفاصيل مشاركاته مع الفريق". psyrianp.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Först blev brorsan klar – nu stannar även Elmar: "Vuxit in i elitkostymen"". skovdenyheter.se (in Swedish). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Elmar Abraham uttagen till Syriens trupp för asiatiska mästerskapen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "قائمة نسور قاسيون لنهائيات كأس آسيا - قطر 2023" [The list of the Qasioun Eagles for the Asian Cup finals - Qatar 2023]. Instagram (in Arabic). Syria Football Association. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Officiellt: Skövde värvar Abraham". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Elmar Abraham at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Swedish men's footballers
- Syrian men's footballers
- Syria men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Skövde AIK players
- Superettan players
- Swedish people of Assyrian or Syriac descent
- Swedish people of Syrian descent
- Syrian Christians
- Assyrian footballers
- People from Skövde Municipality
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen