Ahmad Faqa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Qamishli, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasalunds IF | |||
| AIK | |||
| Bromstens IK | |||
| 2017–2021 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | AIK | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Västerås (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sandvikens IF (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | → HK (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2025 | → FH (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Syria | 6 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:09, 30 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:09, 30 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ahmad Faqa (born 10 January 2003) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Swedish club AIK, as a defender.[2]
Early and personal life
Faqa was born in Qamishli, Syria on 10 January 2003; his family moved to Sweden in 2012, settling in Rinkeby near Stockholm.[3]
Club career
Faqa spent his early career with Vasalunds IF, AIK and Bromstens IK, where he initially played as a striker.[3]
He returned to AIK at under-15 level.[3] He made his senior debut for AIK in February 2022, in the Swedish Cup, and in March 2022 he signed a new contract with AIK until the end of the 2026 season,[3] before moving on loan to Västerås.[4]
In July 2022 he signed on loan for Sandvikens IF.[3][5]
In March 2023 he signed on loan for Icelandic club HK until the end of the season.[3][6]
On his return to AIK in the 2024 season, he made a number of appearances.[7][8]
In April 2025 he moved on loan to Icelandic club FH, until the end of July.[3][6][9][10] In July, KR were reported to be trying to sign Faqa.[11]
International career
Faqa made his international debut for Syria in 2024,[12] scoring his first goal in March 2025.[13]
References
- ^ "Summary - Ahmad Faqa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ahmad Faqa Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ahmad Faqa lånas ut till Island". AIK.
- ^ Tengström, Anders (30 June 2022). "Klart: Ahmad Faqa lämnar VSK".
- ^ "Officiellt: Sandvikens IF lånar Ahmad Faqa och Adam Kiani". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ a b "Leikmaður - Ahmad Faqa". www.ksi.is.
- ^ "Berg hyllar debutanten Ahmad Faqa: "Hoppas få se mer av honom"". 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Ahmad Faqa om rollen som mittfältare: "Ser mig själv som mittback"". 27 March 2024.
- ^ Sundberg, Tor (3 April 2025). "Officiellt: Ahmed Faqa lånas ut till Island". FotbollDirekt.
- ^ "FH fær Ahmad Faqa - Hefur áður spilað á Íslandi með góðum árangri". 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net.
- ^ "Ahmad Faqa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Hjortling, Rasmus (25 March 2025). "Ahmad Faqa målskytt för Syrien". FotbollDirekt.