Suleyman Sleyman
Suleyman Sleyman (born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish[1] former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 28, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Syrianska FC | 27 | (4) |
1998–2008 | Hammarby IF | 167 | (1) |
2000 | → Syrianska FC (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009–2013 | Syrianska FC | 85 | (2) |
Total | 283 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1995–1996 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (1) |
1997 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Sleyman joined Hammarby IF from Syrianska FC in 1998.[2] He signed for a continuation with Hammarby IF in September 2007, which expired at the end of the 2008 season.[3] He scored his first goal for Hammarby in August 2008, after almost ten years in the club, in the derby where Hammarby faced AIK, 2–2.[4]
He left Hammarby at contract's end and on 26 February 2009, he returned to Syrianska FC.[5] On March 5, 2014, Sleyman officially announced his retirement.[6]
International career
Sleyman represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams between 1995 and 1997, and made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly 1–0 win against Costa Rica on 13 January 2008 when he played for 71 minutes before being replaced by Peter Larsson.[7][8]
Personal life
Sleyman belongs to the Syriac community, and declares as Syriac (Swedish: syrian).[9]
References
- "Anderlecht jaagt op Sleyman". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15.
- "Suleyman Sleyman". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 May 2002.
- SvenskaFans.com
- SvenskaFans.com
- ""Sulan" klar för Syrianska" (in Swedish). Syrianskafc.com. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- http://www.folkbladet.se/sport/default.aspx?articleid=6788103 Sleyman slutar
- "Costa Rica - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- "Suleyman Sleyman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- Nicklasson, Jan (9 April 2009). "Sleyman". Svenska Dagbladet. SVD.
External links
- Suleyman Sleyman at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)