Abdul Khalili

Abdul Rahman Khalili (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليلي‎; born 7 June 1992) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.

Abdul Khalili
Khalili with IFK Värnamo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abdul Rahman Khalili
Date of birth (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992[1]
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 17
Youth career
Högaborgs BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Högaborgs BK 2 (0)
2009–2011 Helsingborgs IF 2 (0)
2009 → Högaborgs BK (loan) 21 (9)
2011 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 12 (1)
2012–2013 IFK Värnamo 28 (4)
2014 Helsingborgs IF 12 (1)
2014–2016 Mersin İdmanyurdu 54 (3)
2016–2018 Gençlerbirliği 57 (3)
2018–2020 Kasımpaşa 24 (4)
2020– Hammarby IF 27 (2)
National team‡
2008–2009 Sweden U17 11 (1)
2010–2011 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2014–2016 Sweden U21/O 17 (0)
2015 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016

Club career

He signed for Hammarby IF ahead of the 2020 Allsvenskan season.[2]

International career

Khalili was part of the Sweden under-21 squad which won the 2015 European Championship, although his attempt in the final's penalty shootout was saved by Portugal's José Sá.[3]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 8 September 2015 in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Austria at Friends Arena that ended in a 1–4 loss.[4]

In 2016, he represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Khalili is of Palestinian descent. He is the cousin of fellow professional footballers Imad Khalili and Moustafa Zeidan.[6]

Honours

International

Sweden U21

References
  1. "Abdul Khalili". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. "Abbe Khalili och David Ousted till Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Sweden beat Portugal on penalties to win U21 title". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. "Sverige förlorade och är utslaget ur Rio-OS". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
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