Rami Al Hajj

Rami Al Hajj

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Plymouth Argyle
Number	28
Youth career
2008–2018	Falkenbergs FF
2018–2020	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Heerenveen	67	(1)
2023–2024	OB	29	(3)
2024–	Plymouth Argyle	21	(3)
International career^‡
2019	Sweden U19	4	(1)
2021–2022	Sweden U21	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Rami Al Hajj (Arabic: رامي الحاج; born 17 September 2001, previously Rami Hajal) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented them internationally at youth level.

Club career

A youth product of Falkenbergs FF, Al Hajj moved to Heerenveen in 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to Feyenoord, on 18 January 2020.[3]

On 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed for OB in the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.[5]

On transfer deadline day, August 30, 2024, Al Hajj joined English EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.[6]

International career

Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj is a youth international for Sweden, featuring for both U19s and U21s.[7] He received his first call-up for the senior national team in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[8]

Personal life

Al Hajj was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to Sweden in 2003 aged two.[7] The family had his surname changed to "Hajal" when he moved to Sweden.[9] On 15 September 2021, he changed it back to Al Hajj.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heerenveen	2019–20	Eredivisie	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	23	0	3	0	—		—		26	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	21	1	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	18	0	4	3	—		—		22	3
	Total		67	1	10	3	—		—		77	4
OB	2023–24	Danish Superliga	29	3	3	1	—		—		32	4
Plymouth Argyle	2024–25	EFL Championship	18	3	0	0	0	0	—		17	2
Career total			114	7	13	4	0	0	0	0	126	10

Honours

Individual

• Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023[10]

References

1. Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
2. "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. 22 October 2019.
3. "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
4. "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
5. Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
6. Rami Al Hajj joins Argyle, pafc.co.uk, 30 August 2024
7. "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
8. "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
9. "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
10. Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

External links

• Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway
• Rami Al Hajj at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Rami Al Hajj at Eredivisie