Aimar Sher

Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Aimar Sher
Personal information
Full name Aimar Hazar Sher
Date of birth (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002
Place of birth Kirkuk, Iraq
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Mälarhöjdens IK
Enskede IK
2013–2019 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hammarby IF 32 (1)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2023 Spezia 1 (0)
2023 → Groningen (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (1)
2019–2020 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2021– Sweden U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

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 2013.[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 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] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[9]

On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[10][11]

Spezia

On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[12][13][14] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[15]

Loan to Groningen

On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.[16]

Release by Spezia

On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

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.[18]

On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 August 2021[20]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2019 Allsvenskan 1010—20
2020 Allsvenskan 2111000221
2021 Allsvenskan 100102[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 3213020371
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan 7000—70
Career total 3813020431
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Hammarby IF

References
  1. "Aimar Sher". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  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. "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. "Aimar Sher klar för Spezia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "Aimar Sher è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. "Sher säljs – lämnar Bajen efter åtta år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. "Serie A TIM 21/22: Hellas Verona-Spezia 4-0" (in Swedish). Spezia Calcio. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. "FC GRONINGEN VOEGT TALENT SHER TOE AAN EERSTE SELECTIE" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  17. "RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA" [CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  19. "Aimar Sher om sin U21-landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  20. Aimar Sher at Soccerway
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