Samuel Aziz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Aziz | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | GIF Sundsvall | ||
Youth career | |||
Högaborgs BK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 | (0) |
2011 | → Ängelholms FF (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Varbergs BoIS | 8 | (1) |
2012 | Högaborgs BK | 10 | (8) |
2013 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 22 | (2) |
2014 | Höganäs BK | 25 | (25) |
2015 | Landskrona BoIS | 8 | (0) |
2015 | → Syrianska FC (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2016 | Huddinge IF | 25 | (21) |
2017– | GIF Sundsvall | ||
National team | |||
2006–2008 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (6) |
2009 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2016. |
Samuel Aziz (born 5 July 1991) is a Swedish footballer of Ethiopian descent who plays for GIF Sundsvall as a forward.
Club career
Samuel began his senior playing career, playing for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish league Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. In 2014, he did 25 goals in 25 games, and became the top scorer in league 2 for Hoganas BK. In 2015, he signed for Landskrona BoIS. He made his competition debut playing 90 minutes against the Swedish top team AIK in February.
Before signing for Helsingborgs IF, Samuel had trials for Premier League side Arsenal, Eredivisie side Feyenoord, and Serie A side Juventus. In 2012, he had trials at clubs in England and undertook a 3-week trial at Premier League club Stoke City in July. A month later he spent three weeks at Championship club Crystal Palace and was in talks over a short term contract.