Simon Alexander Amin (Arabic: سيمون الكساندر أمين; born 13 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Mosul. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.

Simon Amin
Amin with Trelleborgs FF in 2021
Personal information
Full name Simon Alexander Amin[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Mosul
Number 8
Youth career
IFK Hallsberg[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Karlslunds IF 60 (4)
2018–2020 Örebro SK 38 (0)
2021–2022 Trelleborgs FF 2 (0)
2023–2024 Sandefjord 27 (3)
2025 Radnički Niš 6 (0)
2025–2026 Örebro SK 7 (0)
2026– Al-Mosul 5 (0)
International career
2018–2020 Syria U23 5 (0)
2021– Syria 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026

Club career

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Amin played for Örebro SK;[3][4] he was among the candidates for 2020 Allsvenskan midfielder of the year.[5] In January 2023, he left Trelleborgs FF and joined Norwegian club Sandefjord.[6]

International career

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Born in Sweden, Amin is of Assyrian descent.[citation needed] He was called up to represent the senior Syria national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June 2021.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Simon Amin". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. "Simon Amin" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. "Simon Amin om vinstgarantin och nya tuffa konkurrensen: "Tar bort alla tankar"". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). 1 August 2019.
  4. "ÖSK:s unga spelare dominerade - med Strandberg i spetsen: "Lätt kunnat ligga på tio-elva mål i år"". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
  5. "Spelarna och ledarna som kan vinna Allsvenskans Stora Pris". www.svenskelitfotboll.se (in Swedish).
  6. "På väg att lämna Trelleborgs FF för Norge". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish).
  7. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Asia - Matches - Maldives - Syria". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021.
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