Amar Muhsin

Amar Muhsin (Arabic: عَمَّار مُحسِن; born 27 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF in the Superettan. Born in Sweden, he represents Iraq internationally.[2][1]

Amar Muhsin
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Helsingborgs IF
Number 33
Youth career
Bergsjö IF[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Gunnilse IS 33 (26)
2019 Utsiktens BK 29 (14)
2020 Jönköpings Södra IF 0 (0)
2020 → Skövde AIK (loan) 21 (13)
2021 Assyriska IK 30 (14)
2022 AFC Eskilstuna 18 (12)
2022– Helsingborgs IF 35 (10)
International career‡
2022– Iraq 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023

Early life

Born in Gothenburg to an Iraqi father and a Bosnian mother, he dreamt of playing for IFK Göteborg as a child.[3]

Club career

Muhsin started his senior career in the lower divisions, first with Gothenburg minnows Gunnilse IS and Utsiktens BK. He was picked up by second-tier Jönköpings Södra IF, but only got playing time in Skövde AIK and Assyriska IK. In 2022 he started the season for second-tier AFC Eskilstuna. On 11 August the same year he was bought by Helsingborgs IF in an effort to retain their Allsvenskan berth.[4][5] His third goal in five matches came against IFK Göteborg.[3] After four goals in six matches he hoped to save Helsingborg from relegation, and though his goal of playing on Sweden's highest level had been accomplished, this was "only a beginning".[6]

International career

Muhsin is eligible to represent Sweden, Iraq and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is eligible to represent Iraq through his father, who is from Kirkuk and while the Bosnian press picked up on Muhsin’s goalscoring form in the Allsvenskan, he had picked to represent Iraq in mid-2022 and began the procedures to gain Iraqi citizenship in order to be able to represent the national team. On 27 October 2022, the Iraqi FA confirmed that Muhsin had obtained his passport, and on 28 October 2022, he was selected by interim manager Radhi Shenaishil to the national team to face Mexico, Ecuador and Costa Rica in November as the respective nations prepare for their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaigns.[7][8] He debuted with Iraq as a late substitute in a 4–0 friendly loss to Mexico on 9 November 2022.[9]

References
  1. "Ammar Muhsin" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. Amar Muhsin at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. Eriksson, Marcus (13 September 2022). "Amar Muhsin: "Blåvitt som gällde när man var liten"" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. Rönström, Sebastian (31 August 2022). "Muhsins udda väg till toppen: "Gjort mig starkare"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. Eriksson, Marcus (31 August 2022). "Amar Muhsin: "Har varit en lite krokig väg"" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. Fält, Jonathan Aronsson (2 October 2022). "Amar Muhsin: "Jag ser det bara som en början"" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. IraqiFA (27 October 2022). "اكتمال إصدار الجواز العراقي للاعب عمار محسن" (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  8. IraqiFA (28 October 2022). "قائمة الاولية المستدعاة لمواجهة المكسيك والاكوادور" (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. "Mexico vs. Iraq - 9 November 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.


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