Rami Al Hajj

Rami Al Hajj (born 17 September 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.

Rami Al Hajj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2018 Falkenbergs FF
2018–2020 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Heerenveen 67 (1)
2023– OB 9 (1)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.[3]

On 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed for OB in the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.[5]

International career

Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj is a youth international for Sweden.[6]

Personal life

Al Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two.[6] He had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.[7] On 15 September 2021, he changed it back to Al Hajj.[7]

References
  1. Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  3. "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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