Aiham Ousou

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Aiham Ousou
Personal information
Full name Aiham Hanz Ousou
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mölndal, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cádiz (on loan from Slavia Prague)
Number 24
Youth career
BK Bifrost
Angered FC
0000–2016 Angered MBIK
2017–2018 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Angered MBIK 4 (0)
2017 Västra Frölunda IF 11 (3)
2018–2021 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2020AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 15 (0)
2021GAIS (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Slavia Prague 45 (2)
2021Slavia Prague B 2 (0)
2023Häcken (loan) 7 (0)
2024–Cádiz (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2018 Sweden U19 5 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U21 8 (0)
2022 Sweden 1 (0)
2024– Syria 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Aiham Hanz Ousou (Arabic: أيهم هانز أوسو; born 9 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cádiz on loan from Slavia Prague. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Starting off his career with local clubs in the Gothenburg suburb Angered, Ousou made his senior debut in Division 5A Göteborg in 2016 with Angered MBIK.[1] In 2017, he played half a season with Västra Frölunda IF in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland before joining BK Häcken's youth organization the same year.[2][3]

BK Häcken[edit]

After failing to get playing time with BK Häcken's senior team, he joined AFC Eskilstuna on loan for the 2020 Superettan season.[3] He played 15 games in all competitions during that season.[4] In 2021, he joined GAIS on loan and represented the club in both Superettan and Svenska Cupen during the spring season.[4]

Slavia Prague[edit]

On 21 July 2021, Ousou joined Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.[1] On 3 October 2021, whilst playing in his first Prague derby, Ousou picked up a red card in a 1–0 loss against Sparta Prague; Sparta scored from the resulting free-kick after Ousou's sending off.[5]

Loan to BK Häcken[edit]

After failing to get regular playing time with Slavia's senior team, he joined BK Häcken on a half-year loan deal without option.[6]

Loan to Cádiz CF[edit]

On 1 February 2024, Ousou joined Cádiz on a half-year loan deal with option to make the transfer permanent.[7]

International career[edit]

Ousou was born in Mölndal, Sweden and is of Syrian descent.[8] Ousou made three appearances for the Sweden U19 team in 2018.[4] In 2021, he served as captain for the Sweden U21 team under Poya Asbaghi.[1]

Sweden[edit]

On 10 June 2022, Ousou was called up to the Swedish national team for the first time, for a UEFA Nations League match against Norway,[9] but did not end up playing the match. He made his Sweden debut on 19 November 2022, in a 2–0 friendly win against Algeria when he replaced Victor Lindelöf as centre back at halftime.[10]

Syria[edit]

On 31 December 2023, Ousou was named in the 26-man squad of the Syria national football team for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 14 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][12][13][14]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angered MBIK 2016 Division 5A Göteborg 4 0 4 0
Västra Frölunda IF 2017 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 11 3 11 3
BK Häcken 2018 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2020 Superettan 15 0 15 0
GAIS (loan) 2021 Superettan 9 0 2 0 11 0
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 25 1 2 0 11[b] 0 38 1
2022–23 19 1 3 0 11[b] 0 33 1
2023–24 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Total 45 2 5 0 23 0 73 2
BK Häcken (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 7 0 1 0 5[c] 0 13 0
Cádiz (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 0 0 0 0
Career total 91 5 8 0 28 0 127 5
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen and Czech Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 31 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 1 0
Total 1 0
Syria 2024 5 0
Total 5 0
Total 6 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "BK Häcken säljer Aiham Ousou". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Lämnar Häcken: "Det kändes självklart att ta chansen"". expressen.se (in Swedish). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Tivemo, Joel (30 September 2021). "Från bänken i Häcken till succé i storklubben". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Aiham Ousou – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Ousou: Červená karta v derby byla hloupá chyba, ale poučil jsem se. Konkurence je pro mě to nejlepší". Ruik (in Czech). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Slávista Ousou odešel na půlroční hostování do švédského Häckenu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Aiham Ousou si vyzkouší La Ligu, bude hostovat v Cádizu". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Ousou inför seriestarten: "GAIS förtjänar en högre tabellplats"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Vagić och Ousou kallas in till herrtruppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ^ "A-landslagsdebut för Aiham Ousou: "Förberett mig i stort sett hela livet"". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television (SVT). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  11. ^ "قائمة نسور قاسيون لنهائيات كأس آسيا - قطر 2023" [The list of the Qasioun Eagles for the Asian Cup finals - Qatar 2023]. Instagram (in Arabic). Syria Football Association. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Aiham Ousou – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Aiham Ousou GAIS". Lagstatistik. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Syria – Aiham Ousou – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".

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