| Amin Askar | |
| Fullname: | Amin Soleiman Askar |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Harer, Ethiopia[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Sprint-Jeløy |
| Youthclubs1: | Kambo |
| Years1: | 2003–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Moss |
| Caps1: | 110 |
| Goals1: | 22 |
| Years2: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps2: | 80 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Brann |
| Caps3: | 80 |
| Goals3: | 21 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017[2] |
| Clubs5: | Şanlıurfaspor |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps7: | 65 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Moss |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2004 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10 December 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 December 2023 |
Amin Soleiman Askar (Somali: Aamiin Askaar, Arabic: امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a footballer who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield.[14] On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad.[14]
Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Brann.
Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the Tippeligaen club Sarpsborg 08.
In 2013 Askar decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time.[15]
Askar also holds Norwegian and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Moss | 2003 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
| 2007 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
| 2008 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Brann | 2012 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2013 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | ||||
| 2014 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2015 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 405 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 462 | 63 | |||