Isak Alemayehu

Isak Alemayehu
Personal information
Full name Isak Alexander Alemayehu Mulugeta
Date of birth (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006
Place of birth Umeå, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 23
Youth career
AIK
Djurgårdens IF
2024 → Feyenoord (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Djurgårdens IF 11 (0)
2024 → FC Stockholm (loan) 4 (0)
2025– Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 13 (5)
2023–2024 Sweden U19 6 (0)
2025– Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:34, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Isak Alexander Alemayehu Mulugeta (born 11 October 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. He has represented Sweden at multiple youth international levels.

Early life

Alemayehu was born in Umeå, Sweden. He is of Ethiopian and Salvadoran descent; his father is from Ethiopia and his mother from El Salvador.[1]

Club career

Alemayehu began playing football at AIK before joining the youth academy of Djurgården.

He made his senior debut for Djurgården on 6 November 2022 in an Allsvenskan match against Mjällby AIF, at the age of 16 years and 26 days. In doing so he became the youngest Djurgården player in Allsvenskan history.[2]

In early 2024, he was loaned to Dutch club Feyenoord where he joined their youth setup. Later in 2024, he was loaned to FC Stockholm Internazionale in Sweden's third tier, Division 1, making four appearances.

For the 2025 season, Alemayehu returned to Djurgårdens IF and featured in both domestic and European matches. Alemayehu scored his first career goal on 1 May 2025 in a 4–1 home loss in the first leg of Djurgården's 2024–25 UEFA Conference League Semi-final defeat to Chelsea.[3] It was Djurgården's only goal in the tie.[4]

On 1 September 2025, Alemayehu joined EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[5]

International career

Alemayehu has represented Sweden U10 as well as the U17 and U19 teams. He is also eligible to represent Ethiopia and El Salvador at the senior level.

Playing style

Alemayehu plays primarily as an attacking midfielder but is also capable of playing on the wing or centrally. He is noted for his technical skill and versatility.

Honours

Club

Queens Park Rangers Development Squad

References

  1. ↑ "Isak Alemayehu, una opción a mediano o largo plazo" [Isak Alemayehu, a medium- to long-term option] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Isak Alemayehu". Djurgården Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Djurgarden 1-4 Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson strikes twice as Blues take control of UEFA Conference League semi-final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Chelsea 1-0 Djurgarden (Agg: 5-1): Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall nets winner as 16-year-old Reggie Walsh makes history". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. ↑ FC, QPR. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dev Squad lift London Senior Cup!". Queens Park Rangers. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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