# Amir Al-Ammari

Amir Fouad Abboud Al-Ammari (Arabic: أمير فؤاد عبود العماري; born 27 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Iraq national team. Born in Sweden, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.

## Club career

Al-Ammari started his youth career with Swedish clubs IFK Öxnehaga and Husqvarna FF, before moving to Denmark to join youth academy of Brøndby IF.
Al-Ammari returned to Husqvarna in March 2017, where he started his senior career. On 11 December 2017, Jönköpings Södra IF announced the signing of Al-Ammari on a three-year deal. He left the club in December 2020 following the conclusion of 2020 Superettan season.
On 14 February 2021, newly promoted Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK announced the signing of Al-Ammari. He made his professional debut on 11 April 2021 in a 1–0 win against BK Häcken.
On 17 July 2024, Al-Ammari joined Polish club Cracovia on a three-year contract.

## International career

Born in Sweden, Al-Ammari is eligible to play for Iraq through his father. He is also of Palestinian origin on his mother's side.

### Sweden U19

He has played four friendlies for Sweden under-19 team in 2014 and 2015.

### Iraq U23

In March 2019, Al-Ammari played for Iraq under-23 team in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He scored two goals from three matches and helped his team qualify for the main tournament. In January 2020, he was selected in Iraq's squad for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

### Iraq

On 2 September 2021, Al-Ammari made his first international cap with Iraq against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Husqvarna FF | 2017 | Ettan | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2018 | Superettan | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2019 | Superettan | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2020 | Superettan | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| Jönköpings Södra IF | Total | Total | 88 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 18 |
| Halmstads BK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Mjällby AIF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Halmstads BK (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Halmstads BK | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Cracovia | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 222 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 34 |
* ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Allsvenskan relegation play-offs

### International

    As of match played 28 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Iraq | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| Iraq | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Iraq | 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| Iraq | 2024 | 16 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Ammari goal.
List of international goals scored by Amir Al-Ammari :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 November 2021 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Syria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2024 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Iraq
* Arabian Gulf Cup: 2023