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Omar Faraj
Faraj in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Halmstad
Number 9
Youth career
–2013 Vasalund
2013–2016 AIK
2016–2019 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Brommapojkarna 36 (14)
2021–2022 Levante B 29 (7)
2022 Levante 1 (0)
2022 → Degerfors (loan) 16 (4)
2023–2024 AIK 36 (4)
2024–2026 Zamalek 2 (0)
2025 → Degerfors (loan) 13 (6)
2026– Halmstad 11 (3)
International career
2022–2023 Sweden U21 5 (4)
2023 Sweden 2 (0)
2024– Palestine 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 July 2026

Omar Faraj (Arabic: عُمَر فَرَج; born 9 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Halmstad. Born in Sweden, and a former Sweden international, he plays for the Palestine national team.

Club career

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Early career and Brommapojkarna

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Faraj was born in Stockholm to Palestinian parents, and was an AIK and IF Brommapojkarna youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 14 June 2020, starting and being sent off in a 1–0 Ettan Norra away win over IK Frej.

Faraj scored his first senior goal on 28 June 2020, netting his team's second in a 3–3 home draw against Team TG FF.[1] He finished his first senior season with five goals, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 18 March 2021.[2]

Faraj scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of IFK Haninge on 2 May 2021,[3] and also netted a hat-trick in a 6–0 thrashing of Täby FK late in the month.[4]

Levante

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On 6 August 2021, Faraj moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Levante UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[5] He was the B-side's top goalscorer during the season with seven goals, as the team was unable to avoid relegation.

Faraj made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 May 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Cantero in a 4–2 away success over Rayo Vallecano, as the Granotes were already relegated.[6]

On 21 July 2022, Faraj was loaned to Degerfors IF back in his home country, until December.[7]

AIK

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On 26 October 2022, it was officially announced that Faraj would join his boyhood club AIK on a permanent deal in January 2023, signing a three-year contract in the process.[8]

Zamalek

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In September 2024, Faraj joined Egyptian side Zamalek by signing a contract until June 2027.[9]

On 12 January 2025, Faraj returned to Degerfors IF on loan until 31 July 2025. The club was freshly promoted to the Swedish top tier Allsvenskan.[10] On 30 March 2025, Faraj played against Halmstads BK, scoring all 5 goals for Degersfors IF in a 0–5 win at the Örjans Vall stadium.[11][12]

International career

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Sweden

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Faraj made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Hugo Larsson 68 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[13]

Palestine

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Born to parents of Palestinian descent, Faraj was eligible to represent Palestine as he was below 23 and had less than 3 caps for Sweden, allowing him to switch national teams. On 2 June 2024, he received his first call up to the Palestine national team for the World Cup qualification games against Lebanon and Australia.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 March 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brommapojkarna 2019 Ettan —30——30
2020 Ettan 23521—2[b]0276
2021 Ettan 13912——1411
Total 361463—204417
Levante II 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 297———297
Levante 2021–22 La Liga 1000——10
Degerfors (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 16400——164
AIK 2022 Allsvenskan —41——41
2023 Allsvenskan 24362——305
2024 Allsvenskan 13112——143
Total 374115——489
Zamalek 2024–25 Egyptian Premier League 20002[c]11[d]051
Degerfors (loan) 2025 Allsvenskan 10632——138
Career total 131352010213015646
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen
  2. ↑ Appearances in Superettan promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in CAF Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year [16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
Palestine 2024 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Zamalek

References

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  1. ↑ "Team TG tappade ledning till oavgjort mot Brommapojkarna" [Team TG lost the lead to a draw against Brommapojkarna] (in Swedish). Aktuella Nyheter. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "Omar Faraj förlänger" [Omar Faraj renews] (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Omar Faraj i målform när Brommapojkarna vann" [Omar Faraj in goal form as Brommapojkarna win] (in Swedish). Sport Bladet. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ↑ ""Jag borde explodera – känner att det är mitt år"" ["I should explode – feel like it's my year"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Omar Faraj se une a las filas del Atlético Levante UD" [Omar Faraj joins the ranks of Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "El Levante se va de Primera con una dulce victoria" [Levante bid farewell from Primera with a sweet victory] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "El delantero Omar Faraj se marcha cedido al equipo sueco Degerfors IF tras el acuerdo con el Levante UD" [Forward Omar Faraj moves out on loan to Swedish club Degerfors IF after the agreement with Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Omar Faraj klar för AIK Fotboll" [Omar Faraj signs for AIK]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Zamalek announce signing of Palestinian forward Omar Faraj". KingFut. 6 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Degerfors lånar Omar Faraj" [Degerfors loans Omar Faraj] (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Halmstads BK vs Degerfors - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  12. ↑ G3 (30 March 2025). Halmstads BK - Degerfors IF (0-5) | Höjdpunkter. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "PFA announces 27-man squad for upcoming WCQs vs. Lebanon and Australia". Football Palestinian. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Omar Faraj". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Omar Faraj". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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