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Peter Gwargis
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 55
Youth career
IFK Öxnehaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Husqvarna 19 (1)
2018 Jönköpings Södra 16 (3)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
International career‡
Sweden U16
Sweden U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Peter Gwargis (born 4 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for English club Brighton & Hove Albion, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Gwargis was born in Sydney, Australia.[2] His family are Iraqi Assyrians and moved to Sweden when he was three.[3]

Club career

Gwargis spent his early career in Sweden with IFK Öxnehaga, Husqvarna and Jönköpings Södra.[1][4] In January 2017 he was linked with a transfer to English club Arsenal.[5] He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2018.[6] He made his senior debut for the club on 25 September 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[7]

International career

Gwargis has represented Sweden at under-16 and under-19 youth international levels.[4] He is also eligible to represent Australia on account of being born there.[2]

Playing style

Gwargis has been compared to Mesut Özil.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Peter Gwargis at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Premier League Aussie being swept away by Sweden". FTBL.
  3. ^ "Brighton's mystery Aussie Gwargis aiming to grab Arnold's attention". The World Game.
  4. ^ a b "Brighton & Hove Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  5. ^ a b "Transfer rumours: The top 100 targets in the January transfer window 2017". The Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Brighton: Martin Montoya and Dan Burn join the Seagulls in undisclosed deals". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Games played by Peter Gwargis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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