Omar Eddahri Explained

Omar Eddahri
Fullname:Omar Eddahri
Birth Date:1990 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.85 m
Position:Attacking midfielder / Winger / Striker
Youthclubs1:Sundbybergs IK
Youthclubs2:Rissne IF
Youthclubs3:Vasalunds IF
Youthyears4:–2008
Youthclubs4:Djurgårdens IF
Years1:2008
Clubs1:Täby IS
Caps1:15
Goals1:6
Years2:2009
Caps2:15
Goals2:0
Years3:2009
Caps3:10
Goals3:9
Years4:2010
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Akropolis IF
Caps5:5
Goals5:1
Years6:2011
Years7:2012
Clubs7:Kungsängens IF
Years8:2012
Clubs8:Akropolis IF
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2013
Clubs9:Sollentuna FK
Caps9:6
Goals9:0
Years10:2014–2017
Clubs10:AFC Eskilstuna
Caps10:97
Goals10:30
Years11:2018
Caps11:6
Goals11:0
Years12:2018
Clubs12:Ittihad Tanger
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:2018
Clubs13:Djurgårdens IF
Caps13:6
Goals13:0
Years14:2019
Clubs14:GIF Sundsvall
Caps14:13
Goals14:3
Pcupdate:19:26, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Omar Eddahri (born 30 August 1990) is a Swedish footballer. He can play as a winger, attacking midfielder or striker.

Eddahri is known for his dribbling ability, taking on players with his speed. Eddahri started his career with Sundbybergs IK, Rissne IF, Vasalunds IF and Djurgårdens IF in their youth system, before joining Täby IS, Väsby United, Akropolis IF, Sollentuna United, Sollentuna FK between 2008 and 2014.

From 2014 to 2018 he played for AFC Eskilstuna formally known as AFC United, there he achieved promotions as Champions to the Superettan in 2014 and second-place in 2016 to the top-tier of the Swedish Allsvenskan league. After four years there, he joined Allsvenskan side IK Sirius for six games.

Club career

Eddahri was born in Rissne, Stockholm, Sweden; he started his career playing as a junior for Sundbybergs IK, Rissne IF, Vasalunds IF and Djurgårdens IF.[1] Eddahri played for Täby IS, Väsby United, Akropolis IF, Sollentuna United, Sollentuna FK between 2008 and 2014.[2] While playing for Sollentuna United in September 2011, he went to Spain for one week for a trial with La Liga side Sevilla.[3]

AFC United / AFC Eskilstuna

Eddahri signed for AFC United in April 2014.[4] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at IK Brage on 21 April 2014. He earned promotion into the Superettan as Champions with AFC United in October 2014.[5] In February 2016, Eddahri signed a new two-year contract with the club being renamed AFC Eskilstuna.[6] In November 2016, he won promotion again with AFC United in second-place, only losing out as Champions on goal difference.[7] During his four years at AFC United/AFC Eskilstuna, he was their club captain.[8]

Eddahris intentions were to play abroad in the near future, he was reported to be amidst much transfer speculation with clubs in England, Turkey and Sweden reportedly scouting; in June 2017 EFL Championship side Fulham and TFF First League Eskişehirspor amongst other clubs watching the forward.[9] In February 2018, A-League side Melbourne City were interested in signing Eddahri on a short-term deal.[10] Manager Warren Joyce had been in dialogue with Eddahri.[11]

IK Sirius

On 5 March 2018, Eddahri signed a one-year contract with Allsvenskan side IK Sirius.[12] After playing six matches for IK Sirius, Eddahri left the club by mutual agreement on 30 May 2018.[13]

IR Tanger

On 12 June, Eddahri signed a three-year contract with Moroccan Botola club Ittihad Tanger.[14] On 25 July, the club announces the termination the contract of the player at his request.[15]

Djurgårdens IF

On 9 August 2018, Eddahri signed a short-term contract with Djurgårdens IF, a club that he played with as a junior. The contract will run through the end of the 2018 Allsvenskan season.[16]

Personal life

Eddahri was born in Sweden, he's of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for either Sweden, or the Morocco national football team respectively having already had dialogue with Morocco.[8] Eddahri has many relatives that live in France and has visited numerous times.[2]

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCup[17] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Täby IS2008[18] Division 3 (Swedish football)1560000156
Väsby United2009[19] Superettan1500000150
Sollentuna United2009Division 2 (Swedish football)1090000109
Väsby United2010Superettan10000010
Akropolis IF2010Division 2 (Swedish football)51000051
Sollentuna United2011Division 2 (Swedish football)00000000
Kungsängens IF2012Division 4 (Swedish football)00000000
Akropolis IF2012Division 1 (Swedish football)70000070
Sollentuna FK2013Division 2 (Swedish football)60000060
AFC United2014Division 1 (Swedish football)2494000289
2015Superettan2664100307
2016Superettan2251100236
Total722092008122
AFC Eskilstuna2017Allsvenskan2580000258
IK Sirius2018Allsvenskan60000060
Ittihad Tanger2018–19Botola00000000
Career total16244920017146

Honours

Club

AFC United

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jonny . Andersson . Omar ska ta över målskyttet i Väsby . Mitt i Stockholm – Nyheter nöje sport . 7 April 2009 . 31 May 2018. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Sebastian . Pearson . Nous avons échangé avec Omar Eddahri, joueur de l'AFC United ! . nordiskfootball.fr . 20 February 2016 . 31 May 2018 . French.
  3. Web site: Johannes . Johnsson . Omar Eddahri om sin provspelsvecka med Sevilla . SvenskaFans.com . 21 September 2011 . 31 May 2018 . Swedish.
  4. Web site: Officiellt: AFC United värvar även Omar Eddahri . fotbolltransfers.com . 14 April 2014 . 31 May 2018 . Swedish.
  5. Web site: AFC United 2014: Table: Round 25 . worldfootball.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20180531030350/http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/swe-division-1-norra-2014-spieltag/25/ . 31 May 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Azad . Budak . Fortsatt spel i AFC för Omar Eddahri . AFC United . 15 February 2016 . 31 May 2018 . Swedish . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307195901/https://afcunited.myclub.se/site_node/2262/nyheter/fortsatt-spel-i-afc-for-omar-eddahri . 7 March 2016 .
  7. Web site: AFC United 2016: Table: Round 25 . worldfootball.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20171121041621/http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/swe-superettan-2016-spieltag/30/ . 21 November 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Nemrud . Kurt . Omar Eddahri: "Funnits dialog med Marockos landslag" . svt Sport . 29 December 2017 . 31 May 2018 . Swedish.
  9. Web site: Anel . Avdic . Krilsagets nya smäll - stjärnan kan lämna . Expressen . 29 June 2017 . 3 June 2018 . Swedish.
  10. News: Michael . Lynch . City tight lipped on Swedish reports of striker deal . The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 February 2018 . 31 May 2018.
  11. News: Michael . Lynch . Warren Joyce looking for City to gain revenge on Sydney, but Fornaroli return unlikely . The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 February 2018 . 31 May 2018.
  12. Web site: Nemrud . Kurt . Omar Eddahri klar för Sirius . svt Sport . 5 March 2018 . 30 May 2018 . Swedish.
  13. Web site: Sebastian . Pearson . Officiellt: Efter sex matcher - stjärnan lämnar Sirius . Fotbollskanalen . 30 May 2018 . 30 May 2018 . Swedish.
  14. Web site: اتحاد طنجة يتعاقد مع اللاعب عمر الداهري لـ 3 سنوات . Ittihad Tanger signed with the player Omar Eddahri for 3 years . IRTfoot.ma . 12 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . Arabic.
  15. Web site: اتحاد طنجة يفسخ عقد اللاعب عمر الدهري بناء على طلبه . Ittihad Tanger rescind the contract of the player Omar Eddahri at his request . IRTfoot.ma . 25 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . Arabic.
  16. Web site: Omar Eddahri till Djurgården . Omar Eddahri to Djurgården . dif.se . 9 August 2018 . 9 August 2018 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151232/http://dif.se/omar-eddahri-till-djurgarden/ . 12 August 2018 . dead .
  17. Cup competitions include the Svenska Cupen, Moroccan Throne Cup
  18. Web site: O. Eddahri . elitefootball.com . 31 May 2018.
  19. Web site: O. Eddahri . Soccerway . Perform Group . 30 May 2018.