Montader Madjed

Iraqi footballer (born 2005)

Montader Madjed
Personal information
Full name Montader Madjed
Date of birth (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Jönköping, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2020 Östers IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Varbergs BoIS 8 (0)
2022– Hammarby IF 17 (1)
2022–2023 Hammarby TFF 17 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 12 (4)
2022–2023 Sweden U19 8 (1)
2024– Iraq 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Montader Madjed (born 24 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.

Early life

Madjed was born in Jönköping, Sweden. He started playing youth football with Östers IF.[1][2][3]

Club career

Varbergs BoIS

On 8 January 2021, Madjed was signed by Varbergs BoIS on a three-year contract.[4] He made his first competitive appearance for the club on 4 July, being 16 years and 88 days old, in a 1–1 draw against Kalmar FF, making him the first player born in 2005 to make his debut in Allsvenskan.[5][6][7] In total, Madjed made eight league appearances for Varberg in 2021 and 2022.[8]

Hammarby IF

On 10 August 2022, Madjed transferred to fellow Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a three year-contract.[9] In 2022, he made 13 league appearances for affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, scoring five goals, helping the side to finish 6th in the table.[8]

In 2023, he had a flying start to his career with Hammarby's senior team. On 19 February, Madjed scored in his competitive debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 home win against IK Brage in Svenska Cupen.[10] Two weeks later, on 5 March, he scored a hat-trick as a starter an 8–0 win against GIF Sundsvall, helping his side pass the group stage of the domestic cup. [11]

International career

Madjed is eligible to represent both Sweden and Iraq. In July 2021, Madjed was selected for Sweden's U17 national team for two matches against Denmark the following month.[12] Madjed made his debut on 7 August 2021 in a 1–0 loss to Denmark, where he was substituted in the 63rd minute.[13] Three days later, he made his first start in a 4–2 loss against Denmark.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varbergs BoIS 2021 Allsvenskan 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2022 Allsvenskan 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Total 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Hammarby TFF 2022 Ettan 13 5 — — 13 5
2023 Ettan 4 0 — — 4 0
Hammarby IF 2023 Allsvenskan 16 1 1 0 0 0 17 1
2024 Allsvenskan 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 41 6 5 0 0 0 46 6
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen

International

As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iraq 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Akademi: Brons för U14 i Sverigecupen" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Akademi: Andra raka DM-guldet för U15" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Österspelare kallad till riksläger 27-31 juli" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Varbergs Bois värvar unge talangen Montader Madjed" (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Allsvensk debut för Varbergs Bois Montader Madjed" (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Delad poäng när Allsvenskan startade upp igen" (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Montader kallad till landslagssamling" (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Montader Madjed" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Montader Madjed och Casper Eklund klara för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Över 19 000 fick se transportsträckans propp gå ur" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Målrapporten efter största segern på 17 år" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Truppen till premiärlandskamperna mot Danmark". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  14. ^ "P05: Målrik landskamp mot Danmark". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  15. ^ Montader Madjed at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

External links

  • Montader Madjed at Soccerway
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Hammarby IF – current squad
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Iraq squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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