Abdelkarim Mammar

Karim Mammar
Personal information
Full name Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche
Date of birth (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996
Place of birth Stockholm (Sweden)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gangwon FC
Number 3
Youth career
–2015 Vasalunds IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Råsunda IS 3 (2)
2017 Eskilstuna City FK 23 (2)
2018–2019 Sollentuna FK 54 (4)
2020 Norrby IF 27 (1)
2021–2022 AFC Eskilstuna 52 (8)
2023–2024 Degerfors IF 41 (3)
2024–2026 MC Oran 52 (1)
2026– Gangwon FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026

Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche (Arabic: عبد الكريم معمر شاوش; born 21 October 1996), also shortened to Karim Mammar, is a Swedish-َAlgerian footballer who plays as a defender for K League 1 club Gangwon FC.

Career

Being of Algerian and Finnish descent,[2] he grew up in Tensta and started his youth career in Vasalunds IF.[3] He started his senior career as low as Division 6, the eighth tier of Swedish football, for Råsunda IS.[4][2] Climbing up the ladder with Eskilstuna City FK and third-tier club Sollentuna FK, where he also served as team captain, he moved to Superettan club Norrby IF in 2020.[5]

Mammar returned to Eskilstuna and AFC Eskilstuna, another Superettan club, where he also became team captain. Interest from a couple of Allsvenskan clubs accrued,[6][7] with Mammar ultimately choosing to move to Degerfors IF.[8] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 April 2023 against Hammarby.[9] On 12 July 2024, he joined Algerian club MC Oran.[10]On 19 June 2026, he left the club after two seasons.[11]

On 29 June 2026, Mammar signed with South Korean club Gangwon FC.[12]

Style of play

Mammar is left-footed and plays as a left back or central defender. In 2022, he was noted for scoring six goals despite his defensive position.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Spelade i sexan för fyra år sedan – gör nu succé i AFC". Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Reyes, Emilio (5 December 2022). ""Det här har jag drömt om"" (in Swedish). Nyhetsbyrån Järva. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Lagstatistik.se
  5. ↑ Pearson, Sebastian (29 January 2020). "Officiellt: Norrby presenterar back: "Valde att följa mitt hjärta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 Kristoffersson, Daniel (25 November 2022). "Avslöjar: Degerfors på väg att värvar ytterback från AFC Eskilstuna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Avslöjar: Karim Mammar på väg bort från AFC". Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Lind, David (30 November 2022). "Officiellt: Abdelkarim Mammar klar för Degerfors" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Abdelkarim Mammar at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "MCO : Un algéro-suédois arrive à son tour". dzfoot.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "مولودية وهران تعلن فسخ عقد اللاعب شاوش بالتراضي". lekiosquesport.dz. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Officielt: Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche klar för Gangwon FC" [Official: Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche ready for Gangwon FC] (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers. 29 June 2026.
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