Frans Putros

Frans Putros
Personal information
Full name Frans Dhia Jirjis Haddad[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Cong An Hanoi
Number 55
Youth career
–2004 Skovbakken
2004–2012 AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 AGF 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Silkeborg (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2015 Silkeborg 12 (0)
2015–2018 Fredericia 58 (13)
2018–2020 Hobro 39 (1)
2020–2022 Viborg 58 (1)
2022–2025 Port 72 (3)
2025–2026 Persib Bandung 28 (1)
2026– Cong An Hanoi 1 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2013–2014 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2018– Iraq 29 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026

Frans Dhia Jirjis Haddad (born 14 July 1993), commonly known as Frans Putros (Arabic: فرانس بطرس; Syriac: ܦܪܢܣ ܦܘܛܪܘܣ), is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for V.League 1 club Cong An Hanoi. Born in Denmark, he represents the Iraq national team.

Early life

Putros was born on 14 July 1993 in Aarhus, Denmark, and is of Assyrian ethnicity from Iraq.[3][4]

Club career

Putros began his youth career at IK Skovbakken, and was picked up by AGF in 2004, where he played a number of years in the youth and reserve teams for the club. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 16 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a match against FC Nordsjælland.

In fall 2013, Putros was loaned to Silkeborg IF, where he was reunited with the former AGF assistant coach Jesper Sørensen, who had become the head coach of Silkeborg IF. After a successful stay in Silkeborg, Putros signed a permanent contract at the end of 2013.[5] Putros joined Fredericia in 2015;[6] he decided to run out his contract at the end of 2017 to sign a two-year deal with Hobro IK.[7]

Putros joined Hobro IK in August 2017.[8] He left the club at the end of 2019, where his contract expired. On 11 January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Viborg FF.[9] He later helped them to win the 2020–21 Danish 1st Division league title.

Port

On 23 June 2022, Putros signed with Thai League 1 club Port.

Persib Bandung

After several seasons in Denmark, Putros moved abroad to Indonesia, signing with Persib Bandung. He played a key role in the club's Liga 1 title-winning campaign in the 2025–26 season, making 28 league appearances and scoring one goal.[10] His contract with Persib expired at the end of the season, and after unsuccessful negotiations for a new deal, the club announced his departure on 16 July 2026.[11][12]

Công An Hà Nội

On 24 July 2026, Vietnamese V.League 1 defending champions Cong An Hanoi officially announced the signing of Putros for the 2026–27 season.[13][14] The move came shortly after Putros had represented Iraq at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15]

International career

Putros made his debut for the Iraq national team in a friendly 3–0 win over Palestine on 4 August 2018.[16] He was part of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad where he make only appearance against Vietnam.[17]

Putros was then called up for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup playing his only game against Bahrain.

Putros was then called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where he played in all group stage matches for Iraq.[18]

Putros was then selected in Iraq squad in the 2026 FIFA World Cup where he played the entire match against Senegal on 27 June 2026.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AGF 2011–12 Danish Superliga 0000———00
2012–13 2010———30
2013–14 1010———20
Total 3020———50
Silkeborg (loan) 2013–14 1.Division 16000———160
Silkeborg 2014–15 Danish Superliga 12020———140
Frederica 2015–16 1.Division 12200———122
2016–17 29333———326
2017–18 17842———2110
Total 581375———6518
Hobro 2017–18 Danish Superliga 10110———111
2018–19 18030———210
2019–20 10000———100
Total 39140———431
Viborg 2019–20 Danish Superliga 80————80
2020–21 23120——3[a]0281
2021–22 27000———270
Total 58120—0030631
Port 2022–23 Thai League 1 2524000——292
2023–24 25110101[b]0—281
2024–25 22010307[c]1—331
Total 72360408100904
Persib Bandung 2025–26 Super League 281——8[c]1—362
Cong An Hanoi 2026–27 V.League 1 0000—1[d]00010
Career total 28419235401723033126
  1. ↑ Appearances in Promotion playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearance in AFC Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  4. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

International

As of match played 10 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iraq 201830
201910
202140
202210
202350
202460
202550
202630
Total280

Honours

Silkeborg

Viborg

Persib Bandung

Cong An Hanoi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Frans Putros". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Frans Putros at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Lee, David (11 June 2026). "World Cup 2026: 5 players from Asean leagues to look out for". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 Frans Dhia Putros stays in SIF (in Danish) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, News article from Silkeborgif.com, accessed on January 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fredericia snupper Putros, bold.dk, 18 January 2016
  7. ↑ bold.dk (10 August 2017). "Hobro henter Frans Dhia Putros til vinter". bold.dk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Hobro henter Frans Dhia Putros til vinter‚ bold.dk, 10 August 2017
  9. ↑ VFF henter Frans Putros, vff.dk, 11 January 2020
  10. ↑ "Persib Resmi Lepas Frans Putros, Negosiasi Kontrak Tak Mufakat". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 16 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Persib akhiri kerja sama dengan bek timnas Irak Frans Putros". ANTARA News (in Indonesian). 16 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Negosiasi Kontrak Berujung Buntu, Persib Bandung Berpisah dengan Pemain Berlabel Piala Dunia 2026". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). 16 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "CAHN chiêu mộ cầu thủ đá chính tại World Cup 2026". VoV.vn (in Vietnamese). 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "CLB Công an Hà Nội chiêu mộ tuyển thủ Iraq vừa dự World Cup". The Thao & Van Hoa (in Vietnamese). 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Đội bóng Việt Nam "chơi lớn", chiêu mộ cầu thủ vừa dự World Cup 2026". Doi Song Phap Luat (in Vietnamese). 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Palestine vs. Iraq – Football Match Line-Ups – August 4, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  17. ↑ "Every AFC Asian Cup 2019 Squad Revealed – Final 23-man lists". Goal.com.
  18. ↑ "Iraq Squad – AFC Asian Cup 2023". ESPN.
  19. ↑ "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Hasil Super League: Persib Bandung Juara, Borneo FC Gigit Jari" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
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