Paulos Abraham
.jpg) Abraham in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulos Johannes Abraham | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | AIK | 26 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Groningen (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Groningen | 43 | (1) |
| 2024 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2025– | Hammarby IF | 43 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Paulos Johannes Abraham (born 16 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger and striker for Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.
Career
[edit]Abraham began playing football at the age of seven for Stockholm side IF Brommapojkarna. He was noted for 57 goals in 54 matches during his youth years with the club, before getting promoted to the first team and signing his first professional contract on 8 February 2020.[1][2] Abraham made his senior debut in the Svenska Cupen against GIF Sundsvall, in which he scored in the 11th minute.[1]
On 17 March 2020, Abraham left Brommapojkarna for a move to the Swedish giants AIK on a four-year contract.[1] He made his debut for the club against Örebro SK on 14 June 2020,[3] and scored his first goal for the club against Malmö FF in the Svenska Cupen on 25 June 2020.[4] During his only season at AIK, he played 27 games and scored 4 goals in all competitions.[5]
On 1 February 2021, Abraham was announced at Groningen on an initial loan period from 1 February 2021 to 30 June 2021, and then the transfer would be made permanent on 1 July 2021.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Fortuna Sittard on 28 February 2021, scoring in the 50th minute. This goal made him the youngest Swedish player to ever score in the Eredivisie.[6]
On 21 March 2024, Abraham was announced at IFK Göteborg on a loan deal until the end of 2024.[7]
On 9 January 2025, Abraham was announced at Hammarby IF on a four year contract.[8]
International career
[edit]On 13 October 2020, Abraham became the first player born in 2002 to score for the Sweden U21 national team, scoring twice and assisting once over Armenia U21.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division allsvenskan | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | 2020 | Ettan | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| Career total | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "AIK Fotboll värvar Paulos Abraham" [AIK Football signs Paulos Abraham]. www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Paulos Abraham signerar A-lagskontrakt" [Paulos Abraham signs A-team contract]. bpfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ von Knorring, Martin. "17-årige Abraham hade hoppats på mer i AIK-debuten: "Jag är inte jättenöjd"" [17-year-old Abraham had hoped for more in his AIK debut: "I'm not really happy"]. www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ von Knorring, Martin. "TV: 17-åring lurar bort MFF-duo och nätar - se AIK:s 1-0-mål" [TV: 17-year-old tricks away MFF duo and scores - see AIK's 1-0 goal]. www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish).
- 1 2 "Paulos Abraham lämnar AIK Fotboll" [Paulos Abraham leaves AIK Football]. www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ Pearson, Sebastian. "Abraham hjälte - men snuvad på stor succé" [Abraham hero - but caught off guard by great success]. www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Välkommen, Paulos!" [Welcome, Paulos!]. ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Paulos Abraham klar för Hammarby" [Paulos Abraham ready for Hammarby]. hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Paulos Abraham första U21-målskytten född 2002" [Paulos Abraham first U21 goalscorer born in 2002]. www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ Paulos Abraham at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ Paulos Abraham at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
External links
[edit]- Career stats & Profile - Voetbal International
- Paulos Abraham at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Paulos Abraham at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Swedish people of Eritrean descent
- Sportspeople from Solna Municipality
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- AIK Fotboll players
- FC Groningen players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Footballers from Stockholm County
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen