Rami Al Hajj (Arabic: رامي الحاج; born 17 September 2001, previously Rami Hajal) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg. Born in Lebanon, Al Hajj moved to Sweden and represented the country internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rami Al Hajj | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2018–2020 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Heerenveen | 67 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | OB | 29 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | (3) |
| 2025– | Silkeborg | 22 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Early life
editClub career
editEarly career
editAl Hajj developed as a youth player with Falkenbergs FF before joining Dutch club Heerenveen in 2018.[4] He made his professional debut for Heerenveen on 18 January 2020, in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat to Feyenoord.[5]
OB
editOn 14 June 2023, Al Hajj signed with OB of the Danish Superliga ahead of the 2023–24 season.[6] He scored on his debut on 23 July, the opening matchday of the season, converting a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against Randers.[7] Over the course of the season, he made 32 appearances for the club.[8]
Plymouth Argyle
editOn 30 August 2024, Al Hajj transferred to EFL Championship side Plymouth Argyle on transfer deadline day.[9] During the 2024–25 season, he recorded three goals in 29 appearances.[8]
Silkeborg
editOn 11 July 2025, Al Hajj returned to the Danish Superliga, signing a contract with Silkeborg through the summer of 2029.[10][11][8] He made his first appearance for the club on 20 July in the opening match of the 2025–26 Danish Superliga against Brøndby.[12] On 17 September, he scored his first goal for Silkeborg in a 5–0 away victory against Kolding Boldklub in the Danish Cup third round.[13]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 67 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||
| OB | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2024–25 | Championship | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| Silkeborg | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Career total | 146 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editIndividual
- Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023[15]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Rami Hajal is trots op zijn Libanese afkomst". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- 1 2 "Naamswijziging: Hajal wordt Al Hajj". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Rami Hajal om landslagsdebuten - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs. Heerenveen - 18 January 2020". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Rami Al-Hajj bliver en af striberne". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ Bybjerg Jensen, Mathias (23 July 2023). "Vanvidsafslutning sikrede Randers point mod OB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Officielt: Silkeborg køber Rami Al Hajj". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ Rami Al Hajj joins Argyle, pafc.co.uk, 30 August 2024
- ↑ "Silkeborg IF henter Rami Al Hajj i Plymouth Argyle" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rami Al Hajj Moves to Silkeborg". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Bundgaard brillerede i overlegen Brøndby-premiere". Bold.dk (in Danish). 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Miraklet udeblev: Silkeborg videre i Pokalen". Bold.dk (in Danish). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
edit- Rami Al Hajj at Soccerway
- Rami Al Hajj at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Rami Al Hajj at Eredivisie
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