Bilal Hussein (Somali: Bilaal Xuseen; born 22 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Sweden national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2014 | Bromstens IK | ||
2014–2018 | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2023 | AIK | 114 | (4) |
2018 | → Vasalunds IF (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Hertha BSC | 17 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (2) |
2023– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 13 January 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
editHussein began playing football with his local club Bromstens IK at the age of 7, and joined the AIK youth academy in 2014.[1] On 20 January 2018, Hussein signed his first professional contract with AIK, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He made his professional debut for AIK in a 2–0 Allsvenskan win over IK Sirius on 27 April 2018.[3]
On 30 August 2023, Hussein signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[4]
International career
editHussein was born in Sweden to Somali parents. He is a youth international for Sweden.[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Hugo Larsson 68 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
editAs of match played 6 November 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
2017 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
Total | 96 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 5 | ||
Career total | 96 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 5 |
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Tidigare Bromstensspelare skriver på för AIK". www.stockholmdirekt.se. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Officiellt: AIK värvar Elyounoussi: "Vill tillhöra en klubb som vinner titlar"".
- ^ "PÅ FD: Häftiga boosten för AIK-namnet - hyllar Adu: "Fantastisk" -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
- ^ "Bilal Hussein joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "PÅ FD: Nya AIK-talangen - Jag visar vägen, jag är från förorten och från Somalia -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
edit- Bilal Hussein – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bilal Hussein at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Bilal Hussein national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- AIK profile (in Swedish)
- Bilal Hussein at Soccerway