Bilal Hussein
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2014 Bromstens IK
2014–2018 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 AIK 114 (4)
2018Vasalunds IF (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Hertha BSC 3 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Sweden U19 12 (0)
2019–2022 Sweden U21 19 (2)
2023– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Bilal Hussein (Somali: Bilaal Xuseen; Arabic: بلال حسين; born 22 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Hussein began playing football with his local club Bromstens IK at the age of 7, and joined the AIK youth academy in 2014.[1] On 20 January 2018, Hussein signed his first professional contract with AIK, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He made his professional debut for AIK in a 2–0 Allsvenskan win over IK Sirius on 27 April 2018.[3]

On 30 August 2023, Hussein signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[4]

International career

Hussein was born in Sweden to Somali parents. He is a youth international for Sweden.[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Hugo Larsson 68 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

AIK

2017 Allsvenskan 0000 00
2018 Allsvenskan 1010 20
2019 Allsvenskan 16030 190
2020 Allsvenskan 2524130323
2021 Allsvenskan 3013000331
2022 Allsvenskan 2415060431
Total 96 4 16 1 9 0 129 5
Career total96416190129 5

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. "Tidigare Bromstensspelare skriver på för AIK". www.stockholmdirekt.se. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. "Officiellt: AIK värvar Elyounoussi: "Vill tillhöra en klubb som vinner titlar"".
  3. "PÅ FD: Häftiga boosten för AIK-namnet - hyllar Adu: "Fantastisk" -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
  4. "Bilal Hussein joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. "PÅ FD: Nya AIK-talangen - Jag visar vägen, jag är från förorten och från Somalia -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
  6. "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
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