Nahir Besara

Nahir Besara (born 25 February 1991) is a Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent, who plays for Hatta.[1]

Nahir Besara
Personal information
Full name Nahir Besara
Date of birth (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hatta
Number 19
Youth career
Assyriska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Assyriska 120 (17)
2013–2015 Hammarby 69 (16)
2015–2016 Göztepe 15 (1)
2016–2018 Örebro 73 (19)
2019 Al-Fayha 11 (3)
2019–2020 Pafos 22 (1)
2020–2021 Örebro 29 (12)
2021– Hatta 1 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Sweden U17 11 (1)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Assyriska

He started his career at the local team Assyriska, where he made his senior debut in 2008, aged 17.[2] He went on to play another four seasons with the side in Superettan, the Swedish second tier, as a regular. During this period, he also won several caps for the Swedish national U17's and 19's.[3]

Hammarby

Before the start of the 2013 season, he was transferred to fellow Superettan-club Hammarby.[4] Besara signed a three year-deal with the club, but enjoyed a rough first season at his new side, when then manager Gregg Berhalter opted to play him out of position as a striker.[5]

During the later stage of the 2014 season, Besara flourished under the new manager Nanne Bergstrand. He scored a hattrick on match day 28, in a 4–2 win against Östersund on home turf, which consolidated Hammarby's top position in the league.[6] A few weeks later, the club won their promotion to Allsvenskan.

During the 2015 season, Besara featured as a key player in his first ever Allsvenskan season. On match day 3, in a derby against Djurgårdens IF, he scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 victory. The goal was scored with his back heel, with football pundit Jens Fjellström comparing his move with those of the Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimović.[7]

Göztepe

In July 2015, he transferred to the newly promoted Turkish second tier club Göztepe.[8] During the following campaign he played 15 competitive games, scoring once, before terminating his contract by mutual consent in the summer of 2016.[9]

Örebro

Besara then opted to return to his native country, signing a two and a half-year deal with Örebro on 11 August 2016.[10] The following month he returned to Tele2 Arena with Örebro to face Hammarby, his former side. Besara scored the equalising goal in stoppage time, settling the score at 1-1. However, he chose not to celebrate the goal out of compassion for the supporters' of his old club.[11]

In 2017, Besara established himself as one of the most affluent offensive players in Allsvenskan. In 30 games, he scored 10 goals and provided 7 assists, thus gathering the third most points of all players in the league.[12]

Al-Fayha

On 25 January 2019, Besara signed for Al-Fayha in the Saudi Professional League.

Pafos

On 20 August 2019, Besara joined Pafos FC in the Cypriot First Division.

Örebro Return

On 3 June 2020, Besara returned to Örebro once again, one a free transfer.[13]

Statistics
As of 12 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Assyriska 2008 Superettan 90–0090
2009 2731100273
2010 2721000272
2011 284–00284
2012 2981000298
Total 12017310012318
Hammarby 2013 Superettan 284110000
2014 267410000
2015 Allsvenskan 155400000
Total 691692007818
Göztepe 2015–16 TFF First League 1510000151
Total 1510000151
Örebro 2016 Allsvenskan 1341000144
2017 301031003311
2018 3055400359
Total 731995008224
Al-Fayha 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
Total 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
Pafos 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 21 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 22 1
Total 21 1 0 0 1 0 22 1
Örebro 2020 Allsvenskan 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Career total 316582181033866
  1. Appearance in Cypriot First Division Relegation Play-Offs

Honours

Club
Hammarby

References
  1. "Nahir Besara". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. "Inför BoIS - AFF med Nahir Besara". Svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  3. "Landslagsdatabasen: Nahir Besara". SVFF. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  4. "Nahir Besara: "Jag kommer alltid att vara en Assyriska supporter"". Assyriska FF. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. "Upproret mot egna tränaren". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. "Hattrick av Besara i Hammarbys triumf". Expressen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. "Besaras läckra klack: "Det är ett Zlatanmål"". Expressen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  8. "Nahir Besara Imzaladi". Göztepe S.K. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  9. "Nahir Besara bryter sitt kontrakt med Göztepe". LT. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  10. "Nahir Besara klar för ÖSK". Örebro SK. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  11. "Besara: "Trodde jag skulle tillbaka till Hammarby"". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  12. "Nahir Besara: "Tog ett steg tillbaka för att ta två fram"". SVT. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  13. Fredriksson, Emelie (3 June 2020). "Klart: Besara gör comeback i Örebro". Sport Bladet. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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