Ameen Al-Dakhil

Ameen Al-Dakhil (Arabic: أمين الدخيل; born 6 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Burnley. Born in Iraq, he represents the Belgium national team.

Ameen Al-Dakhil
Personal information
Full name Ameen Al-Dakhil[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002[1]
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 28
Youth career
2009–2011 Kortenaken
2011–2012 Hoegaarden-Outgaarden
2012–2013 Tienen
2013–2017 Anderlecht
2017–2021 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Standard Liège 13 (0)
2022–2023 Sint-Truiden 25 (0)
2023– Burnley 17 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Belgium U17 7 (1)
2019 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2022– Belgium U21 4 (0)
2023– Belgium 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Al-Dakhil was born in Iraq, and moved to Belgium with his family at the age of 5, as a refugee during the Iraq War. He began playing football with the youth academies of Kortenaken, Hoegaarden-Outgaarden, Tienen, Anderlecht and Standard Liège.[4] Originally a striker, Al-Dakhil was then converted to a centre-back.[5]

Club career

Al-Dakhil made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 23 July 2021, in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A tie with Genk.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Al-Dakhil moved to fellow Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[7]

On 13 January 2023, Al-Dakhil joined EFL Championship side Burnley for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[8]

International career

Born in Iraq, Al-Dakhil was raised in Belgium and holds a Belgian citizenship.[4] He has been a youth international for Belgium, having represented the under-17, under-18 and under-21 national teams.

In October 2020, he was called up to represent the Iraqi squad at the AFC U-19 Championship, but the tournament was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2021–22[1] Belgian First Division A 13010—140
Sint-Truidense 2021–22[1] Belgian First Division A 90——90
2022–23[1] Belgian Pro League 16030—190
Total 25030—280
Burnley 2022–23[1] Championship 8040—120
2023–24[1] Premier League 900020110
Total 1704020230
Career total 5508020650
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup

International
As of match played 20 June 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium
2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References
  1. "Belgium - A. Al Dakhil - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. "Het jongensboek van Ameen Al-Dakhil: Van Bagdad naar Sclessin". www.hbvl.be.
  3. "Al-Dakhil (Ameen Al-Dakhil) - Football - Le Soir". sports.lesoir.be.
  4. Sports+, DH Les (July 31, 2021). "Le papa d'Ameen Al-Dakhil: "Je voulais le meilleur pour mes enfants"". DH Les Sports +.
  5. "Réginal Goreux présente Ameen Al-Dakhil, révélation du début de saison au Standard : "il a une grande intelligence de jeu"". RTBF Sport. August 3, 2021.
  6. "Standard Liège vs. Genk - 23 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "AMEEN AL-DAKHIL IS A CANARY" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. InCrowd. "AL-DAKHIL IS A CLARET". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. "المراقب العراقي". Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  10. "Tedesco verrast: Al Dakhil, Deman, Trésor en Bodart debuteren bij Rode Duivels, weer geen Mertens" [Tedesco verrast: Al Dakhil, Deman, Trésor and Bodart to make debut at Red Devils, again no Mertens]. sporza.be. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. "Ameen Al-Dakhil". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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