Adam Karim Ben Lamin (Arabic: آدَم كَرِيْم بن لَامِيْن; born 2 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CS Sfaxien. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Adam Ben Lamin
Personal information
Full name Adam Karim Ben Lamin
Date of birth (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
CS Sfaxien
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2011 Vasalund
2011–2018 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 AIK 0 (0)
2018Vasalund (loan) 0 (0)
2019Utsikten (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2023 Jönköpings Södra 61 (0)
2024– CS Sfaxien
International career
2017 Sweden U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2019 Tunisia Olympic 2 (0)
2021 Tunisia U20 6 (1)
2022– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:16, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Early life

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Ben Lamin was born in Solna, and grew up in the Rinkeby-Kista district of Stockholm.[1]

Career

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Ben Lamin began playing football with the youth academy of Vasalund at the age of 4, and moved to the academy of AIK at the age of 10. After working his way up the U17 and U19 teams for AIK, he returned to Vasalund on loan in February 2018.[1] He returned to AIK in 2018, and after a strong preseason signed a professional contract with them on 1 January 2019.[2] On 16 August 2019, he went on loan with Utsikten in the Ettan.[3] After returning to AIK, he trained with the professionals but did not make a competitive appearance for the club.[4]

On 25 January 2021, Ben Lamin transferred to the Superettan club Jönköpings Södra on a 2-year contract.[5]

International career

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Born in Sweden, Ben Lamin is of Tunisian descent. He first represented Sweden as a youth international, having played for the Sweden U16s and U17s.[6]

In 2019, he was then called up by the Tunisia Olympic team for 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[7] He was then called up to the Tunisia U20s for a set of friendlies in 2021.[8]

Ben Lamin was first called up to the senior Tunisia national team in October 2019.[6] He debuted with Tunisia in a 3–0 win in the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer final against Japan on 14 June 2022.[9]

Playing style

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Ben Lamin is a versatile player that can play as centre-back, right-back, and defensive midfielder. He shines as a centre-back, and is noted for his aggressive play, is effective under pressure, and smart with his offensive decisions.[5]

Honours

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Tunisia

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adam Ben Lamin lånas ut under 2019". AIK Fotboll.
  2. ^ "AIK Fotboll skriver kontrakt med Adam Ben Lamin". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Officiellt: AIK lånar ut Adam Ben Lamin till Utsiktens BK". fotbolltransfers.com.
  4. ^ "Transferts: Ben Lamin change d'air".
  5. ^ a b "Officiellt: Jönköpings Södra värvar Adam Ben Lamin". fotbolltransfers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Football, Qui est Adam Ben Lamin, appelé en EN pour remplacer Marc Lamti, forfait – Ettachkila".
  7. ^ ATTISSO, John (27 August 2019). "Eliminatoires CAN U23 : Découvrez la liste des tunisiens contre le Cameroun!".
  8. ^ "Quelles sont ces jeunes pépites U20 qui devraient renforcer la sélection tunisienne". Ettachkila.
  9. ^ "Schedule/Result | SAMURAI BLUE | JFA". www.jfa.jp.
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