Bilal Hussein (footballer)

Bilal Hussein (Somali: Bilaal Xuseen; born 22 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Sweden national team.

Bilal Hussein

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	8
Youth career
2007–2014	Bromstens IK
2014–2018	AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	AIK	114	(4)
2018	→ Vasalunds IF (loan)	7	(0)
2023–	Hertha BSC	3	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Sweden U19	12	(0)
2019–2022	Sweden U21	19	(2)
2023–	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Hussein began playing football with his local club Bromstens IK at the age of 7, and joined the AIK youth academy in 2014.^[1] On 20 January 2018, Hussein signed his first professional contract with AIK, keeping him at the club until 2021.^[2] He made his professional debut for AIK in a 2–0 Allsvenskan win over IK Sirius on 27 April 2018.^[3]

On 30 August 2023, Hussein signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.^[4]

International career

Hussein was born in Sweden to Somali parents. He is a youth international for Sweden.^[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Hugo Larsson 68 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AIK	2017	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2019	Allsvenskan	16	0	3	0	—		19	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	25	2	4	1	3	0	32	3
	2021	Allsvenskan	30	1	3	0	0	0	33	1
	2022	Allsvenskan	24	1	5	0	6	0	43	1
	Total		96	4	16	1	9	0	129	5
Career total			96	4	16	1	9	0	129	5

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

References

1. . www.stockholmdirekt.se. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
2. "Officiellt: AIK värvar Elyounoussi: "Vill tillhöra en klubb som vinner titlar"".
3. "PÅ FD: Häftiga boosten för AIK-namnet - hyllar Adu: "Fantastisk" -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
4. "Bilal Hussein joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
5. "PÅ FD: Nya AIK-talangen - Jag visar vägen, jag är från förorten och från Somalia -FotbollDirekt". www.fotbolldirekt.se.
6. "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.

External links

• Bilal Hussein – UEFA competition record ()
• Bilal Hussein at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
• AIK profile (in Swedish)
• Bilal Hussein at Soccerway