Amar Fatah
 Fatah in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Spånga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Brommapojkarna[1] | |||
| –2021 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | AIK | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Troyes II | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Troyes | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Lommel (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Willem II (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Dundee United (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2026– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:49, 11 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah (born 19 February 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lecce.
Club career
On 19 November 2021, Fatah signed his first professional contract with AIK, until the end of 2024.[2]
On 30 August 2022, Fatah signed a five-year contract with Troyes in France for a sum of €5 million.[3]
On 31 January 2023, Fatah joined Lommel in Belgium on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[4] The loan was extended for the 2023–24 season.[5]
In July 2024, Fatah went on trial with Manchester City during their pre-season tour of the United States, during this spell he featured on the bench for each match, and played off the bench in the games against AC Milan and Barcelona, scoring City's only penalty in the shootout against the latter. Fatah rounded off his preseason tour with another cameo off the bench against Chelsea.
On 26 August 2024, Fatah joined Willem II in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.[6]
On 14 July 2025, Fatah joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee United F.C. on loan for the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership season.[7]
On 25 August 2026, Fatah moved to Lecce in Italy with a three-year contract.[8]
International career
Born in Sweden to Somali parents, Fatah is a youth international for Sweden.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 September 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Troyes II | 2022-23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Troyes | 2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lommel (loan) | 2022-23 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2023-24 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Willem II | 2024-25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
References
- ↑ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
- ↑ "A-lagskontrakt för Amar Ahmed Fatah" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "AMAR ABDIRAHMAN AHMED EST TROYEN !" (in French). Troyes. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Amar Abdirahman Ahmed tekent een leenovereenkomst met Lommel SK" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "AMAR FATAH ÉÉN JAAR LANGER BIJ LOMMEL SK" [AMAR FATAH ONE YEAR LONGER AT LOMMEL SK] (in Dutch). Lommel. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ "Willem II huurt Amar Fatah van Troyes AC" [Willem II loans Amar Fatah from Troyes AC] (in Dutch). Willem II. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "DUNDEE UNITED LOAN IN TROYES LIVEWIRE AMAR FATAH". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Fatah in giallorosso" (in Italian). US Lecce. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Talangens självsäkerhet – "Är en spelare som har det där lilla extra"". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
- ↑ Amar Fatah at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
External links
- A. Fatah at Soccerway
- Amar Ahmed Fatah at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish people of Somali descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- AIK Fotboll players
- ES Troyes AC players
- Lommel SK players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- US Lecce players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Swedish football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs