Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amin Soleiman Askar | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Harer, Ethiopia[1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sprint-Jeløy | ||
Youth career | |||
Kambo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2008 | Moss | 110 | (22) |
2009–2011 | Fredrikstad | 80 | (8) |
2012–2016 | Brann | 80 | (21) |
2015 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2016–2017[3] | Şanlıurfaspor | 32 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 48 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Kristiansund | 65 | (2) |
2023 | Moss | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Sprint-Jeløy | 12 | (1[2]) |
International career‡ | |||
2003 | Norway U18[2] | 3 | (0) |
2004 | Norway U19[2] | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 |
Amin Soleiman Askar (Somali: Aamiin Askaar, Arabic: امين عسكر; born 1 October 1985) is a footballer who plays for Sprint-Jeløy. Born in Ethiopia, he has represented Norway at youth level.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
A versatile footballer, Askar has played in several positions, including defence and midfield.[15] On 27 March 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad.[15]
Before the 2012 season, Askar signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Brann.
Before the 2015 season, Askar signed a loan-deal with the Tippeligaen club Sarpsborg 08.
In 2013 Askar decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Askar was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed paperwork did not arrive on time.[16]
Askar also holds Norwegian and Somali citizenship, having lived in Norway since he was two years old.
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Moss | 2003 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2004 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2006 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
2007 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
2008 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
2010 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
2011 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
Brann | 2012 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
2013 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | |||
2014 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
Sarpsborg 08 | 2015 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
Şanlıurfaspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2018 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Kristiansund | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
Career Total | 405 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 462 | 63 |