Amir Falahen

Amir Falahen (born 15 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Amir Falahen
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993
Place of birth Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2008 SV Hochdorf
2008–2009 PTSV Jahn Freiburg
2009–2012 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 SC Freiburg II 82 (32)
2015–2016 SC Freiburg 3 (0)
2017–2018 Fortuna Köln 15 (1)
2018–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 15 (3)
2019–2022 Bahlinger SC 71 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022

Career

Falahen came to Freiburg in 2009 after playing for SV Hochdorf and PTSV Jahn Freiburg in his youth. With the Freiburg junior team he the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012–13 season he moved up into Freiburg's second team and scored 18 goals in the 2013–14 season, when the team finished as runners-up. In July 2014, Falahen picked up a cruciate ligament injury during a friendly match with the first team and was sidelined for more than half a year.[2] After his return in March 2015, he scored five goals in 11 matches. In the 2015–16 season Falahen received a professional contract with SC Freiburg,[3] and on 5 February 2016, during a 0–2 defeat to VfL Bochum, Falahen made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga as a substitute. This made Falahen the first Palestinian who ever played in the 2. Bundesliga.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Falahen is of Palestinian descent.[4]

References
  1. badische-zeitung.de: Die Vorfreude auf die Regionalliga ist beim SC Freiburg II groß, 26 May 2017, accessed on 27 July 2017
  2. 4-liga.com: Freiburg II: Lange Pause für Amir Falahen, 9 July 2014, accessed on 6 February 2016
  3. badische-zeitung.de: SC Freiburg: Profiverträge für sechs junge Spieler, 16 June 2015, accessed on 6 February 2016
  4. "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
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