Peter Gwargis

Swedish footballer

Peter Gwargis
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Örebro SK (on loan from Malmö FF)
Youth career
	IFK Öxnehaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Husqvarna	19	(1)
2018	Jönköpings Södra	16	(3)
2018–2021	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2021–	Malmö FF	5	(0)
2022	→ Jönköpings Södra (loan)	3	(2)
2023	→ Degerfors (loan)	24	(1)
2024–	→ Örebro SK (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2016	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2018–2019	Sweden U19	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Peter Gwargis (born 4 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Örebro SK, on loan from Malmö FF, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Gwargis was born in Sydney, Australia.^[2] His parents are Assyrians from Iraq, and the family moved to Sweden when he was three.^[3]

Club career

Gwargis spent his early career in Sweden with IFK Öxnehaga, Husqvarna and Jönköpings Södra.^[1]^[4]^[5] In January 2017 he was linked with a transfer to English club Arsenal.^[6] He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2018.^[7] He made his senior debut for the club on 25 September 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.^[8]

In April 2021 it was announced Gwargis was to be released by Brighton by the end of the season.^[9] He was linked to a move to Malmö in May 2021,^[10] signing with the club in June 2021.^[11]^[12]^[13]

In February 2022 he moved on loan to Jönköpings Södra,^[14]^[15] and in April 2023 he moved on loan to Degerfors.^[16]

In March 2024 he moved on loan to Örebro SK.^[17]

International career

Gwargis has represented Sweden at under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.^[18] He is also eligible to represent Australia on account of being born there.^[2]

Playing style

Gwargis has been compared to Mesut Özil.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Peter Gwargis at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Premier League Aussie being swept away by Sweden". FTBL.
^ "Brighton's mystery Aussie Gwargis aiming to grab Arnold's attention". The World Game. The World Game. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021. Gwargis, whose parents are from Iraq's Assyrian community, left Sydney for Sweden aged just three with his family.
^ Gustafsson 036-2912907, Peter (10 June 2018). "Kompisarna som gör succé tillsammans". jnytt.se.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ ^a ^b "Transfer rumours: The top 100 targets in the January transfer window 2017". The Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ "Brighton: Martin Montoya and Dan Burn join the Seagulls in undisclosed deals". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ "Games played by Peter Gwargis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Albion offer eight of their U23's new deals but release five players". The Argus. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Malmö FF värvar Peter Gwargis – detaljer från att bli klar". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Peter Gwargis skriver på för Malmö FF". 4 June 2021.
^ ""Folk har glömt mig – får bevisa vem jag är"". www.expressen.se.
^ "MFF värvar från PL-svensk: "Redo att ta nästa kliv"". www.aftonbladet.se.
^ "Peter Gwargis lånas ut till Jönköpings Södra". 28 February 2022.
^ "Peter Gwargis till J-Södra på lån - Jönköpings Södra IF". www.jonkopingssodra.se.
^ "Peter Gwargis: "Degerfors är exakt den sortens plats jag behöver just nu"". fotbolltransfers.com.
^ Larsson, Mattias (21 March 2024). "Peter Gwargis lånas ut till Örebro SK".
^ "Landslagsdatabasen: Peter Gwargis" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 26 August 2020.