Amir Falahen (born 15 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | SV Hochdorf | ||
| 2008–2009 | PTSV Jahn Freiburg | ||
| 2009–2012 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | SC Freiburg II | 82 | (32) |
| 2015–2016 | SC Freiburg | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fortuna Köln | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Bahlinger SC | 71 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 | |||
Career
editFalahen came to Freiburg in 2009 after playing for SV Hochdorf and PTSV Jahn Freiburg in his youth. With the Freiburg junior team he [clarification needed] the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012–13 season he moved up into Freiburg's second team and scored 18 goals in the 2013–14 season, when the team finished as runners-up. In July 2014, Falahen picked up a cruciate ligament injury during a friendly match with the first team and was sidelined for more than half a year.[2] After his return in March 2015, he scored five goals in 11 matches. In the 2015–16 season Falahen received a professional contract with SC Freiburg,[3] and on 5 February 2016, during a 0–2 defeat to VfL Bochum, Falahen made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga as a substitute. This made Falahen the first Palestinian who ever played in the 2. Bundesliga.
Personal life
editBorn in Germany, Falahen is of Palestinian descent.[4]
References
edit- ^ badische-zeitung.de: Die Vorfreude auf die Regionalliga ist beim SC Freiburg II groß, 26 May 2017, accessed on 27 July 2017
- ^ 4-liga.com: Freiburg II: Lange Pause für Amir Falahen, 9 July 2014, accessed on 6 February 2016
- ^ badische-zeitung.de: SC Freiburg: Profiverträge für sechs junge Spieler, 16 June 2015, accessed on 6 February 2016
- ^ "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
External links
edit- Amir Falahen at WorldFootball.net