Jusef Erabi

Jusef Erabi (born 8 June 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[2]

Jusef Erabi
Personal information
Full name Jusef Erabi
Date of birth (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 19
Youth career
Rågsveds IF
Stuvsta IF
0000–2014 Älvsjö AIK
2015–2016 Hammarby IF
2016–2019 IF Stockholms Fotbollsakademi
2020 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Hammarby IF 32 (7)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 7 (2)
2021–2022 → Hammarby TFF (res.) 46 (16)
International career‡
2021–2023 Sweden U19 10 (3)
2023– Sweden U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:52, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born and raised in Stockholm, Erabi played youth football with local clubs Rågsveds IF, Stuvsta IF, Älvsjö AIK, IF Stockholms Fotbollsakademi and Hammarby IF.[2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

Hammarby IF

In 2020, Erabi was sent on loan to Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan, the domestic third tier, where he made his debut in senior football.[2]

On 3 February 2021, Erabi scored in his debut for the club's senior squad, in a 3–3 friendly draw against Akropolis IF.[7] On 23 July the same year, he made his competitive debut for Hammarby, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[8][9]

On 10 August 2022, Erabi signed a two and a half year-contract with Hammarby, running until the end of 2024.[10]

International career

On 4 September 2021, Erabi made his debut for the Swedish U19's in a 0–3 loss against Finland.[11] In total, he won ten caps for the U19's, scoring three goals, between 2021 and 2023.[2]

On 19 June 2023, Erabi made his debut for the Swedish U21's in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier, scoring in a 5–0 away win against Gibraltar.[12][13]

Personal life

Erabi is of Afghan descent, and his father Wahid is a former player for the Afghanistan national football team.[6][14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 October 2023[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan 7200—72
Hammarby TFF (loan) 2021 21500—215
2022 251100—2511
Total 531800005318
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 20002[lower-alpha 1]040
2022 7050—120
2023 237542[lower-alpha 1]13012
Total 327104414612
Career total 8525104419930
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.
  2. "Jusef Erabi" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "Josef Erabi" (in Swedish). IF Stockholms Fotbollsakademi. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. "Hammarby P03 vann 13-årsturneringen i Lomma" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. "P17-landslaget: Engdahl, Erabi och Vilmar uttagna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ""Familjen betyder allt för mig" – Fotboll Sthlm möter Jusef Erabi" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. "Kryss mot Akropolis trots Bajens vändning" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. "Hammarby (SWE) 3 - 1 Maribor (SVN)". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. "Hammar, Erabi och Svanberg förlänger – Engdahl lämnar". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. "Tung förlust mot Finland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. "Jebara och Erabi ansluter till U21-truppen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. "5-0 i EM-kvalöppningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. "Jusef Erabi: "De kom hit utan ha något"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  15. "Jusef Erabi". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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