Lucas Shlimon

Lucas Shlimon
Personal information
Full name Lucas Sarhaddon Shlimon
Date of birth (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003
Place of birth Sweden[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Anagennisi Karditsa
Number 6
Youth career
2017–2020 Jönköpings Södra IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Assyriska IK 38 (0)
2022–2025 Örebro SK 76 (1)
2025–2026 Assyriska FF 11 (4)
2026 Egaleo 11 (1)
2026– Anagennisi Karditsa 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2024– Iraq 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Lucas Sarhaddon Shlimon (Arabic: لوكاس سليمان; born 14 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Anagennisi Karditsa. Born in Sweden and of Assyrian ethnicity, he represents the Iraq national team.

Club career

Shlimon is a youth product of the Swedish club Jönköpings Södra IF. In the summer of 2020, he transferred to Assyriska IK in the Ettan.[2] In his second season with the club he played 26 games and was named Talent of the Year in the Ettan.[3] On 7 January 2022, he transferred to the Superettan club Örebro SK on a 3-year contract.[4] On 19 February 2024, he extended his contract with Örebro SK over the 2025 season.[5]

International career

Shlimon was born in Sweden to Iraqi parents, and moved to Sweden at a young age - he holds both Iraqi and Swedish citizenships.[1] He is a former youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U19s in 2022.[6] In October 2024, he was called up to the senior Iraq national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7] On 10 October 2024, he made his debut with Iraq as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Palestine.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shlimon om tuffa året och hyllningen från tränaren: "Oerhört tacksam"". Jönköpings-Posten. 4 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Potros, Ramsen (11 January 2020). "Assyriska IK värvar trio - Assyriska IK - Jönköping".
  3. ↑ "Shlimon om tuffa året och hyllningen från tränaren: "Oerhört tacksam"". Jönköpings-Posten. 4 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lucas Shlimon uppges vara nära Örebro SK". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ↑ "Shlimon förlänger med ÖSK". ÖSK Fotboll. 11 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Trupp till EM-kval i Frankrike". www.svenskfotboll.se. 10 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "لوكاس شليمون يحدد أهدافه مع المنتخب العراقي". winwin.
  8. ↑ "Här gör Shlimon landslagsdebut – i viktiga VM-kvalsegern". Nerikes Allehanda. 10 October 2024.
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