Amira Arfaoui

Amira Arfaoui (born 8 August 1999) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Switzerland national team.[2][3][4]

Amira Arfaoui
Personal information
Full name Amira Arfaoui[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 FC Basel 17 (6)
2020–2021 Servette FC Chênois 25 (6)
2021– Bayer 04 Leverkusen 41 (5)
International career
2015 Switzerland U17 4 (2)
2017 Switzerland U19 3 (0)
2020– Switzerland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Arfaoui started playing football for BSC Young Boys at the age of 14, having previously tried numerous other sports.  As a junior, she won three national titles with YB. She made her Nationalliga A debut at age 15. In the summer of 2019 she moved to FC Basel. In 2020 she joined Servette FCCF.[5] At Servette she made two appearances in the Champions League.[6]  She has been number 17 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen since July 2021 and has a two-year contract.[7][8]

National

Arfaoui's international career began in 2015 when she replaced an injured player in the U17 squad for the European Championship in Iceland. After she scored the goal in the 1-0 semi-final victory over Germany, after the final defeat against Spain, she became vice-European champion with the team.  Her first game for the senior team was on January 14, 2020 against the national team of Malta.

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Frauen-Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen bindet Amira Arfaoui". www1.wdr.de. May 31, 2023.
  3. "Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF". Servette FC. January 21, 2020.
  4. Curty, Ugo (July 15, 2021). "Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga". Blick.
  5. DataTeam (2020-01-21). "Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. "Amira Arfaoui". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  7. Curty, Ugo (2021-07-15). "Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. "Amira Arfaoui - Bayer Leverkusen - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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