Jiloan Hamad
 Hamad playing for Malmö FF in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jiloan Hamad | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK Forward | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | BK Forward | 23 | (8) |
| 2008–2013 | Malmö FF | 127 | (22) |
| 2014–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Standard Liège (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sweden U17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Sweden U21 | 28 | (3) |
| 2011– | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jiloan Hamad (born 6 November 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger for Standard Liège, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim, and the Sweden national team.[1]
Early and personal life
Hamad was born in Azerbaijan, and is of Kurdish descent.[2] His family originates from Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan.[3][4]
Career
Club career
Malmö FF
Hamad came to Malmö FF from BK Forward in December 2007. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 14 August 2008 against IF Elfsborg. After only having played one match for the club in 2008, Hamad had a breakthrough in 2009 when he played 20 matches and scored two goals. In 2010, he battled with teammate Jimmy Durmaz for the position as left midfielder. Hamad ended up playing 27 games although only starting in 10, the majority of which were played as right midfielder. In the final game of 2010, he scored the game-winning goal against Mjällby AIF that secured the title, the day after his 20th birthday.
In 2011, Hamad started the season with injury problems and missed the start of the season. He recovered and became the natural choice for playing right midfielder after team-mate Guillermo Molins was sold in the summer transfer window of 2011. Hamad also participated in the clubs campaign to qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and scored the goal that took the club through to the play-off round after equalizing at home against Rangers. He continued to play in Europe as the club qualified for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League after losing in the play-off round of the Champions League. During the 2011 season Hamad signed a new contract to the end of the 2013 season.[5]
Hamad played all of Malmö FF's 30 league matches during the 2012 season. He also scored six goals which was his best goal production since joining the club. Hamad was also given the captaincy for the majority of the teams matches. Former captain Daniel Andersson had stepped down to focus on coaching duties before the beginning of the season and new captain Ulrich Vinzents received limited time on the pitch.
The 2013 season was Hamad's first and only season as full-time captain for the club. In total he played 28 matches and scored eight goals in the league. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and scored two goals. Some of his goals in the early part of the season was match-deciding, on 14 April 2013 he scored the only goal of the game in the home fixture against Kalmar FF, one week later he made the same accomplishment in the away fixture against AIK. Malmö FF secured the title one round before the competition of the league and Hamad could raise Lennart Johanssons Pokal on 3 November 2013 after a last home win against Syrianska FC. His last match for the club was the 2013 Svenska Supercupen against IFK Göteborg which Malmö FF won 3–2. For his performances in the 2013 Allsvenskan season he won midfielder of the year and was also nominated for most valuable player of the year.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
On 30 October 2013, German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim confirmed the free transfer of Jiloan Hamad to the club with a contract until 2017.[1] The transfer went through on 1 January 2014 when the German transfer window opened.
Standard Liège
In late January 2015, he was loaned to Belgian first tier side Standard Liège for the remainder of the 2014–2015 season.[6]
International career
Sweden U21
Hamad was a member and also for some time the captain of the Sweden U21 national side. On 7 September 2010, Hamad scored a last-minute goal for the 1–0 away win against Bulgaria U21 in a 2011 UEFA Euro U-21 Championship qualifier. In early 2011, Hamad revealed for Swedish website Svenska Fans that he had rejected an offer from Azerbaijan coach Berti Vogts to play for his country of birth.[7]
Sweden
Hamad was first with the Sweden squad for the 2011 January training tour and played his first cap for Sweden during this tour.[8] His first cap for Sweden was against Botswana on 19 January 2011. Hamad was once again selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2012. The squad selection for the camp traditionally features the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.[9] He was selected for the friendly against England on 14 November, but did not get any playing time, and was then again selected for the winter tour in 2013.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 February 2014.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Forward | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | ||
| Total | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 11 | |
| Total | 126 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 152 | 28 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 156 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 183 | 36 | |
International
- As of 26 January 2013.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
Individual
- Allsvenskan midfielder of the year: 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schwedens Nationalspieler Jiloan Hamad wechselt zur TSG". achtzehn99.de (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Kristoffersson, Daniel (23 January 2012). "Hyllar sin pappa - trots hård uppväxt". Expressen. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin (30 October 2013). "iloan Hamad can still play for Iraq". iraqsport.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Reimer, Arne (22 July 2009). "Att få vara en av de tongivande spelarna i MFF skulle kännas häftigt". mff.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hamad förlänger" (in Swedish). mff.se.
- ↑ "TSG loan out Hamad and Biteco". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Hamad nobbade Azerbadjan". Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Jönsson, Kent (14 December 2010). "MFF-dominans i Hamréns trupp". Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Larsson, David B. "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jiloan Hamad". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiloan Hamad. |
- Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
- SvFF profile (Swedish)
- Jiloan Hamad profile at Soccerway
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ulrich Vinzents |
Malmö FF Captain 2012–2013 |
Succeeded by Guillermo Molins |
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