Rosa Kafaji

Rusul Rosa Kafaji (born 5 July 2003) is a Swedish football striker who plays for BK Häcken in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.

Rosa Kafaji
Personal information
Full name Rusul Rosa Kafaji
Date of birth (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 BK Häcken
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 AIK 49 (20)
2022– BK Häcken 19 (12)
International career‡
2018–2020 Sweden U17 20 (5)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 5 (4)
2023– Sweden U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Kafaji was born to parents who are originally from Iraq and her father moved back there after her parents' divorce.[2]

Club career

Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old.[3] After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season.[3] Kafaji made her debut for the A-team in the Elitettan in 2019 and scored four goals and three assists in seven matches during the season.[3] In the 2020 season, she scored 12 goals in 18 matches and helped AIK to be promoted to the Damallsvenskan.

International career

In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time.[4][2]

Honours

Club
AIK

Winners

References
  1. "Profile of R. Kafaji". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. Niva, Erik. ”Aldrig känt att jag behövt vara någon annan än mig själv”, Aftonbladet, 21 mars 2021. Läst 21 mars 2021.
  3. "AIK Fotboll skriver treårskontrakt med Rosa Kafaji". aikfotboll.se. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. "Rosa Kafaji uttagen till Svenska Damlandslaget". ungdomsfotboll.se. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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