André Alsanati Explained

André Alsanati
Fullname:André Alan Alsanati
Birth Date:2000 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sweden
Height:1.65 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:AC Oulu (on loan from IK Sirius)
Youthclubs1:Triangelns IK[1]
Youthyears2:–2014
Youthclubs2:IFK Eskilstuna
Youthyears3:2016–2018
Youthclubs3:Hammarby IF
Years1:2014
Clubs1:IFK Eskilstuna
Caps1:3
Goals1:1
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Eskilstuna City FK
Caps2:22
Goals2:3
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Hammarby IF
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:IK Frej Täby (loan)
Caps4:26
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:AFC Eskilstuna
Caps5:55
Goals5:9
Years6:2023–
Clubs6:IK Sirius
Caps6:26
Goals6:3
Years7:2024–
Clubs7:AC Oulu (loan)
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2015–2016
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Iraq
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:3 June 2024
Ntupdate:15:16, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

André Alan Alsanati (Arabic: اندريه السناطي; born 6 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu, on loan from IK Sirius. Born in Sweden, he represents Iraq internationally.[2]

Early life

Alsanati was born and raised in Sweden to Iraqi parents.[3]

As a youth player, Alsanati received interest from clubs in England and the Netherlands but he never signed for any of the clubs.[4]

Club career

André was playing football with Eskilstuna-based clubs IFK Eskilstuna and Eskistuna City before Hammarby IF signed him in 2016. He moved on two separate but consecutive one year-loan stints at IK Frej Täby. During his last season with IK Frej, he made thirteen appearances and recorded one assist.[5]

After that, he moved on a free to AFC Eskilstuna in January 2021 in the Superettan.[6] During the 2021 season, he made twenty-seven appearances for AFC Eskilstuna.[7] He played for AFC Eskilstuna during the 2022 season as well.[8] His performances there attracted interest from Allsvenskan teams, including Elfsborg, but the transfer never materialized.[9] On 14 November 2022, IK Sirius signed Alsanati on a 5-year contract.[10] [11] He was seen as a replacement for Moustafa Zeidan.[12] He was tested in a different position upon arrival.[13] He scored on his debut against Norrkoping.[14]

On 11 July 2024, he was loaned out to Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu for the rest of the season with a purchase option.[15]

International career

Alsanati debuted for Sweden men's national under-17 football team at the age of fifteen and made seven appearances and scored one goal in total for them.[16]

André was first invited to a training camp in Antalya in January 2022 for the Iraq U-23 side.[17] He has since began procedures to obtain an Iraqi passport and represent Iraq internationally.[18] When in Baghdad to complete his paperwork in March 2023, the national team were conducting a training camp in Baghdad so manager Jesús Casas invited the player to train with the squad. On 20 May 2023, it was announced that FIFA completed the transferal of the player's paperwork to make him officially eligible to represent the Lions of Mesopotamia, and was called up to the training camp in Spain to play against Colombia in June 2023.[19]

Style of play

Alsanati has been compared to Lionel Messi due to his dribbling ability.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: André Alsanati. Fotbolltransfers. sv. 7 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Alsanati väljer landslagsspel med Irak. ekuriren.se.
  3. Web site: Alsanati uttagen i Iraks landslag: "Det kom 20-30 journalister". fotbollskanalen.se.
  4. Web site: Jämfördes med Messi: "Har varit tufft mentalt". 3 February 2021 . expressen.se.
  5. Web site: Alsanati lämnar Hammarby: "Har inte fått ut det vi hoppats på". 6 January 2021 . fotbollsthlm.se.
  6. Web site: Alsanati: "Jag är redo om jag blir uttagen". 7 May 2021 . ekuriren.se.
  7. Web site: Alsanatis facit – redan bättre än förra året. ekuriren.se.
  8. Web site: AFC-profilen slappnar av med familjefika efter matchen. ekuriren.se.
  9. Web site: André Alsanati bemöter uppgifterna om Elfsborgs mångmiljonbud. fotbolldirekt.se.
  10. Web site: André Alsanati: "Därför blev det Sirius". fotbolltransfers.com.
  11. Web site: Siffrorna – här är Sirius nyförvärv bäst i serien. 16 November 2022 . unt.se.
  12. Web site: Superettanspelaren kan bli Zeidans ersättare i Sirius. unt.se.
  13. Web site: Alsanati saknades i premiären – testas i ny roll. ekuriren.se.
  14. Web site: Lika i Norrköping efter mål av allsvenska debutanter. 2 April 2023 . omni.se.
  15. https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/andre-al-sanati-lainalle-ac-ouluun ANDRÉ AL-SANATI LAINALLE AC OULUUN
  16. Web site: André Alsanati har ordnat irakiskt pass och bekräftar: Väljer Iraks landslag. sportal.se.
  17. Web site: اندريه السناطي: معسكر الاولمبي كان ناجحًا وسأعمل على إسعاد الجماهير العراقية . iq-pro.net.
  18. Web site: Sirius nye landslagsspelare: "Var en upplevelse". unt.se.
  19. Web site: Iraq national team squad list. Twitter.