Danilo Al-Saed

Danilo Al-Saed
Personal information
Full name Danilo Andres Al-Saed Alvarado
Date of birth (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bålsta, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Håbo 22 (6)
2018 Arameisk-Syrianska 0 (0)
2020 Enköping 13 (6)
2021–2022 Sandviken 53 (9)
2023–2024 Sandefjord 36 (12)
2024– Heerenveen 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Iraq 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Danilo Andres Al-Saed Alvarado (born 24 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[1] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.

Club career

Following a slow career progress, he took a year off football and started again in the sixth tier, Division 4. He eventually moved up the football system to Enköpings SK FK and then Sandvikens IF. A foreign club also showed interest for Al-Saed, this being Norwegian IK Start, but the move did not materialize. Al-Saed stayed in Sandviken, and did not play competitively for Iraq U23 either, stating that his father advised against it.[2][3][4][5]

The move to Norway came one year later, to Sandefjord during the winter transfer window. Performing well in the initial third of the season, with four goals and one assist in ten games, IFK Göteborg were reportedly interested in him.[6]

International career

In early 2022, Al-Saed was invited to a training camp for the Iraqi U23 national team.

In October 2023, Al-Saed received his first call-up to the Iraqi senior national team for the 2023 Jordan International Tournament.[7]

Personal life

Al-Saed hails from Bålsta,[3] and is the son of an Iraqi father and Chilean mother.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Danilo Al-Saed". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ Lund, Oskar (22 October 2021). ""Det är bästa valet jag har gjort i livet"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Gustafsson, Fredrik. "Danilo uttagen till landslaget" (in Swedish). Mitt i Stockholm. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Kom lite som en chock: Landslagschans för Danilo". Enköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Lund, Oskar (3 June 2022). ""Sådant man blir triggad av"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Werdelin, Lucas (27 June 2023). "Avslöjar: IFK Göteborg jagar Al-Saed". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Résultat Qatar - Irak : résumé du match de Matchs amicaux internationaux, 1ère journée, vendredi 13 octobre 2023". RMC SPORT.