Elyas Bouzaiene (born 8 September 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right back for Västerås SK in Allsvenskan.

Elyas Bouzaiene
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Flemingsberg, Sweden[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Västerås SK
Number 22
Youth career
Kristianstads FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Viby IF 16 (6)
2017–2020 Ifö Bromölla IF 74 (3)
2021 Kristianstad FC 25 (1)
2022 Lunds BK 13 (1)
2022–2024 Degerfors IF 53 (3)
2024– Västerås SK 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Bouzaiene played youth football for Kristianstads FF but was not interested in training hard at the time. He narrowly decided against relinquishing his football career, opting to start his senior career with Viby in Division 6, the eighth tier. He moved to Bromölla and chose to play for Ifö Bromölla IF, where he played for several seasons before returning to Kristianstad. He contested the 2021 Division 2 with the team, claiming to have begun training "copious amounts" at the age of 22. Another club from the south of Sweden, Lunds BK showed their interest and signed Bouzaiene in 2022. When he was then signed by Degerfors IF in the summer of 2022, Bouzaiene had made the jump from the fourth to the first tier in only a few months.[2] Bouzaiene made his Allsvenskan debut on 23 July 2022 against Mjällby,[3][4] where he recorded one assist.[2] His contract lasted through 2024.[5]

Bouzaiene is the son of a Finnish mother and Tunisian father and was considered for Tunisia's national team in 2023. He ended up not being called up for the time being.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Elyas Bouzaiene at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Nalerius, Jacob (30 May 2023). "Allsvenskans Åshöjden-berättelse - nu aktuell för Tunisiens landslag" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Elyas Bouzaiene". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ Elyas Bouzaiene at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lind, David (27 June 2022). "Officiellt: Degerfors värvar Elyas Bouzaiene" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ Hjortling, Rasmus (11 October 2022). "Elyas Bouzaiene drar till sig intresse från flera landslag" (in Swedish). Fotboll Direkt. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Pavlovic, Dennis; Narvelid, Fredrik (28 June 2023). "Bouzaiene nära tunisiska landslaget – föll på målsnöret: "En besvikelse"". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ Griberg, Jonas (24 June 2023). "Bouzaiene i rampljuset: "Skulle det dyka upp något konkret får vi ta ett snack"". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.