Amin Askar

Amin Askar
Amin Askar in 2014
Personal information
Full name Amin Soleiman Askar
Date of birth (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Harer, Ethiopia[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sprint-Jeløy
Youth career
Kambo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Moss 110 (22)
2009–2011 Fredrikstad 80 (8)
2012–2016 Brann 80 (21)
2015 → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 27 (2)
2016–2017[3] Şanlıurfaspor 32 (1)
2017–2019 Sarpsborg 08 48 (4)
2020–2022 Kristiansund 65 (2)
2023 Moss 8 (0)
2023– Sprint-Jeløy 12 (1[2])
International career‡
2003 Norway U18[2] 3 (0)
2004 Norway U19[2] 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023

Amin Soleiman Askar (Somali: Aamiin Askaar, Arabic: امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a footballer who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Club career

A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield.[15] On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad.[15]

Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Brann.

Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the Tippeligaen club Sarpsborg 08.

International

In 2013 Askar decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time.[16]

Askar also holds Norwegian and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2021[17]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Moss 2003 1. divisjon 25 1 2 0 — 27 1
2004 15 2 1 1 — 16 3
2005 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2006 23 6 1 1 — 24 7
2007 25 7 1 2 — 26 9
2008 22 6 0 0 — 22 6
Fredrikstad 2009 Tippeligaen 27 3 4 1 2 0 33 4
2010 1. divisjon 28 4 3 2 — 31 6
2011 Tippeligaen 25 1 4 2 — 29 3
Brann 2012 23 8 4 0 — 27 8
2013 29 9 1 0 — 30 9
2014 28 4 4 2 — 32 6
Sarpsborg 08 2015 27 2 4 1 — 31 3
Şanlıurfaspor 2015–16 TFF First League 17 1 1 0 — 18 1
2016–17 15 0 7 0 — 22 0
Sarpsborg 08 2017 Eliteserien 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
2018 24 4 2 0 13 1 39 5
2019 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Kristiansund 2020 Eliteserien 28 2 0 0 — 28 2
Career Total 405 50 42 12 15 1 462 63

References

  1. ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). Sportsklubben Brann. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Amin Askar at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ ŞANLIURFASPOR AMİN ASKAR'I YENİDEN RENKLERİNE BAĞLADI‚ haber-sanliurfa.com, 4 May 2017
  4. ^ "Askar følte seg som "en giraff" i Tyrkia: - Folk kom bort og ville ta på meg". nettavisen.no.
  5. ^ "Amin Askars ville fotballiv i Tyrkia". aftenbladet.no.
  6. ^ "En heksegryte i Tyrkia kan ikke måle seg med pulsen jeg fikk da jeg tok imot ungen". tv2.no.
  7. ^ "ASKAR BRØT KONTRAKTEN I TYRKIA: − KLUBBEN BLE SKUFFET". vg.no.
  8. ^ "– Helt sykt". tk.no.
  9. ^ "Askar er tatt ut på landslaget". nettavisen.no.
  10. ^ "Ebola-hets da Amin Askars Etiopia tapte". aftenposten.no.
  11. ^ "Nok en Etiopia-bomtur på Askar". ba.no.
  12. ^ "Askar har lagt ut på ny Etiopia-reise". ba.no.
  13. ^ "Askar: - En merkelig følelse". aftenposten.no.
  14. ^ "Amin Askar tilbake i gult og svart".
  15. ^ a b Tom Raae (19 June 2014). "Amin Askar er klar for FFK" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Amin Askar gets the call from Ethiopian Coach Mariano Barreto – Ethiosports". Ethiosports.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Amin Askar" (in Norwegian). NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.