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Aimar Sher

Aimar Sher

Swedish footballer

Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Early life

Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[2]

He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2013.[3] Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17's Swedish championship in 2019.[4]

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[5] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[6] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[4]

On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[8] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[9]

On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[10][11]

Spezia

On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[12][13][14] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[15]

Loan to Groningen

On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.[16]

Release by Spezia

On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

International career

Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[18]

On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]

Personal life

His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player Pablo Aimar.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2021[20]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Hammarby IF

References

  1. [1]
    "Aimar Sher". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Aimar Sher om debuten" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Aimar Sher summerar trenationsturneringen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Hammarby tecknar avtal med tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Dag på jobbet-seger i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Hammarby förlänger med Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Räddad poäng i 91:a mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Aimar Sher klar för Spezia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Aimar Sher è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Sher säljs – lämnar Bajen efter åtta år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Serie A TIM 21/22: Hellas Verona-Spezia 4-0" (in Swedish). Spezia Calcio. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. [16]
    "FC GRONINGEN VOEGT TALENT SHER TOE AAN EERSTE SELECTIE" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  17. [17]
    "RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA" [CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. [18]
    "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  19. [19]
    "Aimar Sher om sin U21-landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  20. [20]
    Aimar Sher at Soccerway
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