Elyas Bouzaiene
Elyas Bouzaiene (born 8 September 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right back for Degerfors IF in Allsvenskan.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 8, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Flemingsberg, Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Degerfors IF | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kristianstads FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Viby IF | 16 | (6) |
2017–2020 | Ifö Bromölla IF | 74 | (3) |
2021 | Kristianstad FC | 25 | (1) |
2022 | Lunds BK | 13 | (1) |
2022– | Degerfors IF | 32 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2023 |
Bouzaiene played youth football for Kristianstads FF, but was not interested in training hard at the time. He narrowly decided against relinquishing his football career, opting to start his senior career with Viby in Division 6, the eighth tier. He moved to Bromölla and chose to play for Ifö Bromölla IF, where he played for several seasons before returning to Kristianstad. He contested the 2021 Division 2 with the team, claiming to have began training "copious amounts" at the age of 22. Another club from the south of Sweden, Lunds BK showed their interest and signed Bouzaiene in 2022. When he was then signed by Degerfors IF in the summer of 2022, Bouzaiene had made the jump from the fourth to the first tier in only a few months.[2] Bouzaiene made his Allsvenskan debut on 23 July 2022 against Mjällby,[3][4] where he recorded one assist.[2] His contract lasted through 2024.[5]
Bouzaiene is the son of a Finnish mother and Tunisian father, and was considered for Tunisia's national team in 2023. He ended up not being called up for the time being.[6] [7][8]
References
- Elyas Bouzaiene at WorldFootball.net
- Nalerius, Jacob (2023-05-30). "Allsvenskans Åshöjden-berättelse - nu aktuell för Tunisiens landslag" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Elyas Bouzaiene". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Elyas Bouzaiene at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Lind, David (2022-06-27). "Officiellt: Degerfors värvar Elyas Bouzaiene" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Hjortling, Rasmus (11 October 2022). "Elyas Bouzaiene drar till sig intresse från flera landslag" (in Swedish). Fotboll Direkt. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Pavlovic, Dennis; Narvelid, Fredrik (2023-06-28). "Bouzaiene nära tunisiska landslaget – föll på målsnöret: "En besvikelse"". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Griberg, Jonas (2023-06-24). "Bouzaiene i rampljuset: "Skulle det dyka upp något konkret får vi ta ett snack"". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.