Aiham Ousou
Personal information
Full name Aiham Hanz Ousou
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mölndal, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cádiz (on loan from Slavia Prague)
Number 24
Youth career
BK Bifrost
Angered FC
0000–2016 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) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U19 5 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U21 8 (0)
2022 Sweden 1 (0)
2024– Syria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024

Aiham Hanz Ousou (Arabic: أيهم هانز أوسو; born 9 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cádiz on loan from Slavia Prague. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.

Club career

Early career

Starting 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

After 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

On 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

After 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

On 1 February 2024, Ousou joined Cádiz CF on a half-year loan deal with option to make the transfer permanent.[7]

International career

Ousou was born in Mölndal, Sweden and is of Syrian descent.[8] 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]

On 10 June 2022, Ousou was called up to the Sweden team for the first time, for a UEFA Nations League match against Norway,[9] 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.[10]

On 10 December 2023, Ousou announced through social media that he will join the Syria national football team for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][11][12][13]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
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 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Career total 42 3 2 0 2 0 46 3
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "BK Häcken säljer Aiham Ousou". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Lämnar Häcken: "Det kändes självklart att ta chansen"". expressen.se (in Swedish). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Tivemo, Joel (30 September 2021). "Från bänken i Häcken till succé i storklubben". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Slávista Ousou odešel na půlroční hostování do švédského Häckenu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Aiham Ousou si vyzkouší La Ligu, bude hostovat v Cádizu". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Ousou inför seriestarten: "GAIS förtjänar en högre tabellplats"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Vagić och Ousou kallas in till herrtruppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Aiham Ousou – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Aiham Ousou GAIS". Lagstatistik. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Syria – Aiham Ousou – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".

External links

Cádiz CF – current squad
Syria squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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