Amira Arfaoui (born 8 August 1999) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen and the Switzerland national team.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amira Arfaoui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSC YB Frauen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | BSC YB Frauen | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Basel | 17 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Servette FC Chênois | 25 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | 50 | (5) |
| 2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editArfaoui started playing football for BSC YB Frauen at the age of 14, having previously tried numerous other sports. As a junior, she won three national titles with YB. She made her Nationalliga A debut at age 15. In the summer of 2019, she moved to FC Basel. In 2020, she joined Servette FC Chênois.[5] At Servette she made two appearances in the Champions League.[6] In July 2021, she acquired number 17 at Bayer Leverkusen, where she signed a two-year contract.[7][8] On 2 January 2024, she joined 1. FC Nürnberg.[9][10] In April that year, she sustained a knee injury, which sidelined her for the remainder of the 2023–24 season before the team's relegation.[11]
International career
editBorn in Switzerland, Arfaoui is of Tunisian descent.[12] Her international career began in 2015 when she replaced an injured player in the U17 squad for the European Championship in Iceland. After she scored the goal in the 1–0 semi-final victory over Germany, after the final defeat against Spain, she became vice-European champion with the team. Her first game for the senior team was on 14 January 2020 against the national team of Malta.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Frauen-Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen bindet Amira Arfaoui". www1.wdr.de. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF". Servette FC. 21 January 2020.
- ^ Curty, Ugo (15 July 2021). "Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga". Blick.
- ^ DataTeam (21 January 2020). "Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Amira Arfaoui". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Curty, Ugo (15 July 2021). "Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Amira Arfaoui - Bayer Leverkusen - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's team: Arfaoui joins FC Nürnberg". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Verstärkung aus Leverkusen: Amira Arfaoui wird Cluberin!" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Schock für die Clubfrauen: Arfaoui fällt aus" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 9 April 2024.
- ^ Curty, Ugo (14 July 2021). "Perdue pour le football, Amira Arfaoui signe pourtant en Bundesliga". Blick (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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