Amin Askar
 Amin Askar in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amin Soleiman Askar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Harer, Ethiopia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sprint-Jeløy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kambo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Moss | 110 | (22) |
| 2009–2011 | Fredrikstad | 80 | (8) |
| 2012–2016 | Brann | 80 | (21) |
| 2015 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016–2017[3] | Şanlıurfaspor | 32 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 48 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Kristiansund | 65 | (2) |
| 2023 | Moss | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sprint-Jeløy | 12 | (1[2]) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Norway U18[2] | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Norway U19[2] | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 | |||
Amin Soleiman Askar (Somali: Aamiin Askaar, Arabic: امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a footballer who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Club career[edit]
A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield.[15] On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad.[15]
Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Brann.
Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the Tippeligaen club Sarpsborg 08.
International[edit]
In 2013 Askar decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time.[16]
Askar also holds Norwegian and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 10 May 2021[17]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Moss | 2003 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2007 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Brann | 2012 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2013 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2015 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Kristiansund | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 405 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 462 | 63 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). Sportsklubben Brann. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Amin Askar at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ ŞANLIURFASPOR AMİN ASKAR'I YENİDEN RENKLERİNE BAĞLADI‚ haber-sanliurfa.com, 4 May 2017
- ^ "Askar følte seg som "en giraff" i Tyrkia: - Folk kom bort og ville ta på meg". nettavisen.no.
- ^ "Amin Askars ville fotballiv i Tyrkia". aftenbladet.no.
- ^ "En heksegryte i Tyrkia kan ikke måle seg med pulsen jeg fikk da jeg tok imot ungen". tv2.no.
- ^ "ASKAR BRØT KONTRAKTEN I TYRKIA: − KLUBBEN BLE SKUFFET". vg.no.
- ^ "– Helt sykt". tk.no.
- ^ "Askar er tatt ut på landslaget". nettavisen.no.
- ^ "Ebola-hets da Amin Askars Etiopia tapte". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Nok en Etiopia-bomtur på Askar". ba.no.
- ^ "Askar har lagt ut på ny Etiopia-reise". ba.no.
- ^ "Askar: - En merkelig følelse". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Amin Askar tilbake i gult og svart".
- ^ a b Tom Raae (19 June 2014). "Amin Askar er klar for FFK" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Amin Askar gets the call from Ethiopian Coach Mariano Barreto – Ethiosports". Ethiosports.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Moss FK players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- SK Brann players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Şanlıurfaspor footballers
- Kristiansund BK players
- SK Sprint-Jeløy players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
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- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Ethiopian emigrants to Norway
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