Aiham Hanz Ousou (Arabic: أيهم هانز أوسو; born 9 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Charleroi on loan from the Czech side Slavia Prague. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aiham Hanz Ousou | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Mölndal, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
BK Bifrost | |||
Angered FC | |||
–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) |
2020 | → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2021 | → GAIS (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Slavia Prague | 45 | (2) |
2021 | → Slavia Prague B | 2 | (0) |
2023 | → Häcken (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2024 | → Cádiz (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2024– | → Charleroi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (0) |
2022 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Syria | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 |
Club career
editEarly career
editStarting 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
editAfter 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
editOn 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
editAfter 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
editOn 1 February 2024, Ousou joined Cádiz on a half-year loan deal with option to make the transfer permanent.[7] A month later, on 9 March, he started his first La Liga match in a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid, becoming the first Syrian to achieve this feat.[8]
Loan to Charleroi
editOn 31 July 2024, Ousou moved on a new loan to Charleroi in Belgium, with an option to buy.[9]
International career
editOusou was born in Mölndal, Sweden and is of Syrian descent.[10] 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
editOn 10 June 2022, Ousou was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time, for a UEFA Nations League match against Norway,[11] 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.[12]
Syria
editOn 31 December 2023, Ousou was named in the 26-man squad of the Syria national football team for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | Allsvenskan | 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 | Czech First League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Czech First League | 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 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 97 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 133 | 5 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen and Czech Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 31 January 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | |
Syria | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "BK Häcken säljer Aiham Ousou". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Lämnar Häcken: "Det kändes självklart att ta chansen"". expressen.se (in Swedish). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ a b Tivemo, Joel (30 September 2021). "Från bänken i Häcken till succé i storklubben". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Slávista Ousou odešel na půlroční hostování do švédského Häckenu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Aiham Ousou si vyzkouší La Ligu, bude hostovat v Cádizu". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Excellent victory with an outstanding Juanmi". Cádiz CF. 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Aiham Ousou est Zèbre !" [Aiham Ousou is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Ousou inför seriestarten: "GAIS förtjänar en högre tabellplats"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Vagić och Ousou kallas in till herrtruppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aiham Ousou – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Aiham Ousou GAIS". Lagstatistik. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Syria – Aiham Ousou – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
External links
edit- Aiham Ousou at Elite Football
- Aiham Ousou at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Aiham Ousou at Fortunaliga.cz