Aimar Sher

Aimar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Aimar Sher
Personal information
Full name Aimar Hazar Sher
Date of birth (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 31
Youth career
Mälarhöjdens IK
Enskede IK
2014–2019 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hammarby IF 22 (1)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (1)
2019 Sweden U19 3 (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 14 February 2020

Early life

Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[2]

He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2014.[3]

Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17's Swedish championship in 2019.[4]

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby IF in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[5] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[6] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[4]

On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[8]

International career

Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[9]

Personal life

His first name is an homage to the Argentinian football player Pablo Aimar.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 December 2020[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2019 Allsvenskan 1010—20
2020 2111000221
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan 7000——70
Career total 2912000311

References
  1. "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Aimar Sher om debuten" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "Aimar Sher summerar trenationsturneringen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. "Hammarby tecknar avtal med tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. "Dag på jobbet-seger i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. "Hammarby förlänger med Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. "Räddad poäng i 91:a mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. "Aimar Sher". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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