Taha Ayari

Taha Ayari (born 10 May 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club AIK.[1]

Taha Ayari
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 45
Youth career
2010–2012 Råsunda IS
2012–2022 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– AIK 18 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 14 (3)
2022– Sweden U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

Club career

Born in Solna, Ayari started playing football at Råsunda IS in 2010, aged five, before joining local side AIK two years later.[2][3] Having come through the club's youth ranks, he started training with the first team in 2021.[3][4] In the same year, he was part of the squad that won the under-17 national championship.[2]

In May 2022, Ayari went on trial with Eredivisie club Feyenoord, but eventually decided to stay at AIK, in order to continue his development.[4] After being promoted to the first team on a stable basis under caretaker manager Henok Goitom,[3] he made his professional debut on 31 August of the same year, coming on as a substitute for Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka at the 57th minute of a 2–4 Svenska Cupen win over Hudiksvalls FF.[5][6] He then made his Allsvenskan debut on 4 September, replacing his older brother Yasin at the 87th minute of a league match against GIF Sundsvall: a few minutes later, he won a penalty kick for the Gnaget, which was then scored by Sebastian Larsson and led to a 4–0 win for his side.[3][7]

In October 2022, Ayari signed his first professional contract with AIK, penning a deal lasting until 31 December 2025.[8][9]

International career

Because of his family's origins, Ayari can choose to represent Sweden, Morocco or Tunisia internationally.[10]

He has played for the Swedish under-17 and under-19 national teams.[2][11]

In May 2022, he was included in the Swedish squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,[2] where the Blågult were eliminated in the group stage on head-to-head goal difference.[12]

Personal life

Ayari is of Moroccan and Tunisian descent through his parents' respective roots.[10]

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Yasin Ayari (b. 2003).[3]

References
  1. "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". www.aikstats.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. "Här är truppen som åker till P17-EM". SvFF (in Swedish). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. "Bilderna sprids efter debuten: "Otroligt stolt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. Asp, Viktor (4 May 2022). "Taha Ayari provspelade med Feyenoord: "Ser det inte som ett hot"". Fotboll Sthlm (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. Pearson, Sebastian (31 August 2022). "TV: AIK vidare i cupen - "Seb" Larsson med frisparksmål". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. "Målfyrverkeri tog AIK till gruppspel i cupen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. Sundberg, Andréas (4 September 2022). "Bytte med storebrorsan och fixade straff - AIK:s nya stjärnskott hyllas efter debuten". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. Mellerborg, Stefan (18 October 2022). "Taha Ayari till A-truppen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. Pearson, Sebastian (18 October 2022). "Officiellt: AIK överens med Ayari om kontrakt". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  10. Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. "Stabil seger i Åsebro". SvFF (in Swedish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  12. "Sweden 1-0 Scotland". UEFA.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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