Aiham Ousou

Aiham Ousou

Personal information
Full name	Aiham Hanz Ousou
Date of birth	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 25)
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
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)
2021–2025	Slavia Prague	45	(2)
2021	→ Slavia Prague B	2	(0)
2023	→ Häcken (loan)	7	(0)
2024	→ Cádiz (loan)	6	(0)
2024	→ Charleroi (loan)	18	(0)
2025–	Charleroi	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 26 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

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. 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 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

On 31 July 2024, Ousou moved on a new loan to Charleroi in Belgium, with an option to buy.[9]

Charleroi

On 2 January 2025, Ousou signed a contract with Charleroi until June 2028.[10]

International career

Ousou was born in Mölndal, Sweden and is of Syrian descent.[11] 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

On 10 June 2022, Ousou was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time, for a UEFA Nations League match against Norway,[12] 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.[13]

Syria

On 31 December 2023, Ousou was named in the 26-man squad of the Syria national football team for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][15][16][17]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Continental		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	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

1. Includes Svenska Cupen and Czech Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 31 January 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2022	1	0
	Total	1	0
Syria	2024	5	0
	Total	5	0
Total		6	0

References

1. "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. Tivemo, Joel (30 September 2021). "Från bänken i Häcken till succé i storklubben". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
4. "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. "Excellent victory with an outstanding Juanmi". Cádiz CF. 9 March 2024.
9. "Aiham Ousou est Zèbre !" [Aiham Ousou is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
10. "Slavii definitivně opustil obránce Ousou" [Defender Ousou has finally left Slavia] (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
11. Anders Fagerlund. "Ousou inför seriestarten: "GAIS förtjänar en högre tabellplats"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
12. "Vagić och Ousou kallas in till herrtruppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
13. "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.
14. "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.
15. "Aiham Ousou – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
16. "Aiham Ousou GAIS". Lagstatistik. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
17. "Syria – Aiham Ousou – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".

External links

• Aiham Ousou at Elite Football
• Aiham Ousou at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Aiham Ousou at Fortunaliga.cz