Danilo_Al-Saed
Danilo Al-Saed
Iraqi footballer
Danilo Andres Al-Saed Alvarado (born 24 February 1999) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Eliteserien club Sandefjord.[1] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Andres Al-Saed Alvarado | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Bålsta, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Håbo | 22 | (6) |
| 2018 | Arameisk-Syrianska | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Enköping | 13 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Sandviken | 53 | (9) |
| 2023– | Sandefjord | 30 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 13 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Following a slow career progress, he took a year off football and started again in the sixth tier, Division 4. He eventually moved up the football system to Enköpings SK FK and then Sandvikens IF. A foreign club also showed interest for Al-Saed, this being Norwegian IK Start, but the move did not materialize. Al-Saed stayed in Sandviken, and did not play competitively for Iraq U23 either, stating that his father advised against it.[2][3][4][5]
The move to Norway came one year later, to Sandefjord during the winter transfer window. Performing well in the initial third of the season, with four goals and one assist in ten games, IFK Göteborg were reportedly interested in him.[6]
In early 2022, Al-Saed was invited to a training camp for the Iraqi U23 national team.
In October 2023, Al-Saed received his first call-up to the Iraqi senior national team for the 2023 Jordan International Tournament.[7]
Al-Saed hails from Bålsta,[3] and is the son of an Iraqi father and Chilean mother.[5]
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- Lund, Oskar (22 October 2021). ""Det är bästa valet jag har gjort i livet"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Gustafsson, Fredrik. "Danilo uttagen till landslaget" (in Swedish). Mitt i Stockholm. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- "Kom lite som en chock: Landslagschans för Danilo". Enköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Lund, Oskar (3 June 2022). ""Sådant man blir triggad av"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Werdelin, Lucas (27 June 2023). "Avslöjar: IFK Göteborg jagar Al-Saed". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Danilo Al-Saed at Soccerway