Suleyman Sleyman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 28, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Syrianska FC | 27 | (4) |
| 1998–2008 | Hammarby IF | 167 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Syrianska FC (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Syrianska FC | 85 | (2) |
| Total | 283 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 1997 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Suleyman Sleyman (born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish[1] former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[edit]
Sleyman joined Hammarby IF from Syrianska FC in 1998.[2] He signed for a continuation with Hammarby IF in September 2007, which expired at the end of the 2008 season.[3] He scored his first goal for Hammarby in August 2008, after almost ten years in the club, in the derby where Hammarby faced AIK, 2–2.[4]
He left Hammarby at contract's end and on 26 February 2009, he returned to Syrianska FC.[5] On March 5, 2014, Sleyman officially announced his retirement.[6]
International career[edit]
Sleyman represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams between 1995 and 1997, and made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly 1–0 win against Costa Rica on 13 January 2008 when he played for 71 minutes before being replaced by Peter Larsson.[7][8]
Personal life[edit]
Sleyman belongs to the Syriac community, and declares as Syriac (Swedish: syrian).[9]
Honours[edit]
Hammarby
References[edit]
- ^ "Anderlecht jaagt op Sleyman". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Suleyman Sleyman". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 May 2002.
- ^ SvenskaFans.com
- ^ SvenskaFans.com
- ^ ""Sulan" klar för Syrianska" (in Swedish). Syrianskafc.com. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.folkbladet.se/sport/default.aspx?articleid=6788103 Sleyman slutar
- ^ "Costa Rica - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Suleyman Sleyman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Nicklasson, Jan (9 April 2009). "Sleyman". Svenska Dagbladet. SVD.
External links[edit]
- Suleyman Sleyman at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Södertälje
- Swedish people of Assyrian or Syriac descent
- Assyrian footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Syrianska FC players
- Allsvenskan players
- Stockholm School of Economics alumni
- Men's association football defenders
- Footballers from Stockholm County
- Swedish football defender stubs