Amir Falahen Explained

Amir Falahen
Height:1.93 m
Birth Date:1993 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:SV Hochdorf
Youthyears2:2008–2009
Youthclubs2:PTSV Jahn Freiburg
Youthyears3:2009–2012
Youthclubs3:SC Freiburg
Years1:2012–2017
Clubs1:SC Freiburg II
Caps1:82
Goals1:32
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:SC Freiburg
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Fortuna Köln
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Caps4:15
Goals4:3
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:Bahlinger SC
Caps5:71
Goals5:14
Club-Update:14 May 2022

Amir Falahen (born 15 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Career

Falahen came to Freiburg in 2009 after playing for SV Hochdorf and PTSV Jahn Freiburg in his youth. With the Freiburg junior team he the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012–13 season he moved up into Freiburg's second team and scored 18 goals in the 2013–14 season, when the team finished as runners-up. In July 2014, Falahen picked up a cruciate ligament injury during a friendly match with the first team and was sidelined for more than half a year.[2] After his return in March 2015, he scored five goals in 11 matches. In the 2015–16 season Falahen received a professional contract with SC Freiburg,[3] and on 5 February 2016, during a 0–2 defeat to VfL Bochum, Falahen made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga as a substitute. This made Falahen the first Palestinian who ever played in the 2. Bundesliga.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Falahen is of Palestinian descent.[4]

Notes and References

  1. badische-zeitung.de: Die Vorfreude auf die Regionalliga ist beim SC Freiburg II groß, 26 May 2017, accessed on 27 July 2017
  2. 4-liga.com: Freiburg II: Lange Pause für Amir Falahen, 9 July 2014, accessed on 6 February 2016
  3. badische-zeitung.de: SC Freiburg: Profiverträge für sechs junge Spieler, 16 June 2015, accessed on 6 February 2016
  4. Web site: Palestine-Eligible Players -. footballpalestine.com.