Simon Alexander Amin (Syriac: ܣܥܡܧܢ ܐܠܖܨܐܢܕܖܪ ܐܡܥܢ; born 13 November 1997) is a professional footballer of who plays as a midfielder for Sandefjord and the Syria national team.[2] Born in Sweden, he represents Syria internationally.[3][4][5][6]

Simon Amin
Amin with Trelleborgs FF in 2021
Personal information
Full name Simon Alexander Amin[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sandefjord
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Karlslunds IF 60 (4)
2018–2020 Örebro SK 38 (0)
2021–2022 Trelleborgs FF 2 (0)
2023– Sandefjord 10 (0)
International career
2018–2020 Syria U23 5 (0)
2021– Syria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

International career edit

Born in Sweden, he is of Assyrian descent. He was called up to represent the senior Syria national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 5 June 2021.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Simon Amin". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Simon Amin at Soccerway
  3. ^ "På väg att lämna Trelleborgs FF för Norge". Fotbolldirekt.
  4. ^ "Simon Amin om vinstgarantin och nya tuffa konkurrensen: "Tar bort alla tankar"". Nerikes Allehanda. 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Spelarna och ledarna som kan vinna Allsvenskans Stora Pris – Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll - Tillsammans utvecklar vi svensk elitfotboll". www.svenskelitfotboll.se.
  6. ^ "ÖSK:s unga spelare dominerade - med Strandberg i spetsen: "Lätt kunnat ligga på tio-elva mål i år"". fotbollskanalen.
  7. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Asia - Matches - Maldives - Syria". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021.