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Aimar Sher

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Aimar Sher
Sher in 2023
Personal information
Full name Aimar Hazar Anwar Sher
Date of birth (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kirkuk, Iraq
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg 08
Number 6
Youth career
Mälarhöjdens IK
Enskede IK
2013–2019 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hammarby IF 32 (1)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2023 Spezia 1 (0)
2023 → Groningen (loan) 6 (0)
2024– Sarpsborg 08 57 (1)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (1)
2019–2020 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2021–2024 Sweden U21 5 (1)
2025– Iraq 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Aimar Hazar Anwar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08 and the Iraq national team.

Early life

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Sher was born in Kirkuk, Iraq to Assyro-Chaldean parents, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[2][3]

He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2013.[4] Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17 Swedish championship in 2019.[5]

Club career

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Hammarby IF

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On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[6] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[7] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[5]

On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[8] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[9] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[10]

On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[11][12]

Spezia

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On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[13][14][15] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[16]

Loan to Groningen

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On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.[17]

Release by Spezia

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On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[18]

International career

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Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[19]

On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[20]

On 24 February 2025, Sher's request to switch allegiance to Iraq was approved by FIFA.[21]

Personal life

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His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player Pablo Aimar.[2] Sher is a Christian.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 July 2025[23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2019 Allsvenskan 1010—20
2020 2111000221
2021 100102[a]0130
Total 3213020371
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan 7000—70
Spezia 2021–22 Serie A 1010—20
2022–23 0010—10
Total 1020—30
Groningen (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 6000—60
Sarpsborg 08 2024 Eliteserien 27040—310
2025 9030—120
Total 36070—430
Career total 82112020961

Honours

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Hammarby IF

References

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  1. ↑ "Aimar Sher". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Aimar Sher om debuten" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Oshana, Barseen (20 November 2025). "Assyrian players feature in Iraq's playoff - clinching win over UAE in Basra". The Assyria Post. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Aimar Sher summerar trenationsturneringen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Hammarby tecknar avtal med tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dag på jobbet-seger i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Hammarby förlänger med Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Räddad poäng i 91:a mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Aimar Sher" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Aimar Sher klar för Spezia" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Aimar Sher è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sher säljs – lämnar Bajen efter åtta år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Serie A TIM 21/22: Hellas Verona-Spezia 4-0" (in Swedish). Spezia Calcio. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "FC GRONINGEN VOEGT TALENT SHER TOE AAN EERSTE SELECTIE" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA" [CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Knapp förlust mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Aimar Sher om sin U21-landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform".
  22. ↑ Lewis, James (11 June 2026). "11 Christian players to watch at the World Cup". Premier Christian News. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Aimar Sher at Soccerway
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