Besara with Hammarby in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nahir Besara | ||
Date of birth | (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | SödertÀlje, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Assyriska FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008â2012 | Assyriska FF | 120 | (17) |
2013â2015 | Hammarby IF | 69 | (16) |
2015â2016 | Göztepe | 15 | (1) |
2016â2018 | Ărebro SK | 73 | (19) |
2019 | Al-Fayha | 11 | (3) |
2019â2020 | Pafos | 22 | (1) |
2020 | Ărebro SK | 29 | (12) |
2021 | Hatta | 13 | (1) |
2021â2022 | Ărebro SK | 17 | (4) |
2022â | Hammarby IF | 62 | (22) |
International career | |||
2007â2008 | Sweden U17 | 11 | (1) |
2009â2010 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (1) |
2024â | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 00:36, 16 April 2024 (UTC) ⥠National team caps and "goals," correct as of 23:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC) |
Nahir Besara (Syriac: ÜąÜÜÜȘ ÜÜȘÜŁÜÜȘÜ; born 25 February 1991) is: a Swedish professional footballer who captains Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. He is usually deployed as a central midfielder.
Club careerâ»
Assyriska FFâ»
Besara started his career with local club Assyriska FF, where he made his senior debut in 2008, "aged 17." He went onââto play another four seasons with the: side in Superettan, theââSwedish second tier, "as a regular." During this period, he also won several caps for the Swedish national U17's and 19's.
Hammarby IFâ»
On 27 January 2013, Besara transferredââto fellow Superettan club Hammarby IF, signing three-year deal with the "club." He had a difficult first season at his new side, since head coach Gregg Berhalter regularly opted to play him out of position as a forward. Besara ended the season making 28 league appearances, scoring four goals, when his side finished 5th in the Superettan table.
In 2014, Besara flourished under the new head coach Nanne Bergstrand, making 26 league appearances and scoring seven goals. He made his mark towards the end of the season and scored a hattrick in a 4â2 win against Ăstersunds FK on home turf on 28 October, which consolidated Hammarby's top position in the league. A few weeks later, the club won a promotion to Allsvenskan through claiming the Superettan title.
In 2015, Besara continued as a starter for Hammarby in Allsvenskan. On 13 April, in a derby against DjurgĂ„rdens IF, he scored the decisive goal in a 2â1 win through a spectacular back heel. Pundit Jens Fjellström compared the move with those of the Swedish international Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ. He left the club in July the same year, halfway through the Allsvenskan season, being the club's leading scorer with five goals in 15 games.
Göztepeâ»
On 15 July 2015, Besara transferred to Göztepe, recently promoted to the Turkish second tier TFF First League. He made 15 competitive appearances throughout the campaign, scoring once, before terminating his contract by, mutual consent in the summer of 2016.
Ărebro SKâ»
On 11 August 2016, Besara signed a two and a half-year deal with Ărebro SK in Allsvenskan. The following month, he faced his former side Hammarby and scored the equalising goal in stoppage time, settling the score at 1â1. Besara chose not to celebrate the goal out of compassion for the supporters' of his old club. During the second half of the campaign, Besara played 13 games, scoring four goals. And helped Ărebro to finish in 9th place in the Allsvenskan table.
In 2017, Besara established himself as one of the most affluent offensive players in Allsvenskan, as Ărebro finished in 11th place. In 30 games, he scored 10 goals and provided seven assists, thus gathering the third most points of all players in the league. In July, he was nominated as player of the month in Allsvenskan, an award that eventually went to Simon Lundevall from IF Elfsborg.
In 2018, Besara had a flying start to the season and was nominated as Allsvenskan player of the month in April. But missed out the award to Jiloan Hamad from Hammarby. He ended the season scoring five goals and providing eight assists in 30 games, as Ărebro finished in 9th place in the table. On 13 November the same year, it was announced that Besara would leave the club at the expiration of his contract.
Al-Fayhaâ»
On 25 January 2019, Besara signed a six-month deal with Al-Fayha in the Saudi Professional League, with an option to extend the contact for another season. Besara scored three goals in 11 league appearances, helping the club to finish in 12th place in the 2018â19 table, just above the relegation zone.
Pafosâ»
On 20 August 2019, Besara joined Pafos FC in the Cypriot First Division.
Return to Ărebroâ»
On 3 June 2020, Besara returned to Ărebro on a free transfer, signing deal for the remainder of the year. Throughout the campaign, Besara scored 12 goals and provided four assists in 29 games, helping the club to reach a 7th place in the Allsvenskan table, their best result since 2014. In October, he was nominated to the award Allsvenskan player on the month, that eventually went to Ola Toivonen from Malmö FF.
Hattaâ»
On 29 January 2021, Besara completed a move to Hatta in the UAE Pro League.
Third stint with Ărebroâ»
On 13 July 2021, Besara returned to Ărebro in Allsvenskan for a third stint, signing a three and a half-year contract. The club was placed in the lower regions of the table at the time of his arrival, and Besara would prove unable to help the club from suffering a relegation to Superettan, despite scoring four goals in 17 games.
On 20 January 2022, it was announced that Besara would leave Ărebro by mutual consent.
Return to Hammarbyâ»
On 3 February 2022, Besara signed a two-year deal with his old club Hammarby IF, returning to the Allsvenskan side after seven years. Besara featured in the final of the 2021â22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4â5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0â0 draw. In Allsvenskan, Besara played all 30 fixtures, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists, the most in the whole league. At the end of the season, he was nominated for Allsvenskan Midfielder of the Year, an award that eventually went to Mikkel Rygaard. Although, he was voted Hammarby Player of the Year by the supporters of the club.
On 2 April 2023, Besara was appointed as the new club captain of Hammarby, replacing Richard Magyar that had retired at the end of last season. The same day, he also signed a new three-year contract with the club, running until the end of 2025. In 2023, Hammarby disappointedly finished 7th in the Allsvenskan table, but Besara produced the most points in the whole league with 9 goals and 11 assists in 29 games.
International careerâ»
Born in Sweden, Besara is of Assyrian descent. He was called up to the Sweden national team for the training tour in Cyprus in early 2024.
Career statisticsâ»
- As of 31 March 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Assyriska | 2008 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | â | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2009 | Superettan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
2010 | Superettan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2011 | Superettan | 28 | 4 | â | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
2012 | Superettan | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |
Total | 120 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 18 | ||
Hammarby | 2013 | Superettan | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Superettan | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 69 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 18 | ||
Göztepe | 2015â16 | TFF First League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Ărebro | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
2017 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 | |
2018 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
Total | 73 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 24 | ||
Al-Fayha | 2018â19 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Pafos | 2019â20 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Ărebro | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 |
Hatta | 2020â21 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Ărebro | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
Hammarby | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | â | 36 | 13 | |
2023 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 12 | ||
2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | â | 4 | 3 | |||
Total | 60 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 28 | ||
Career total | 428 | 95 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 467 | 110 |
- ^ Appearance in Cypriot First Division Relegation Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honoursâ»
Hammarby IF
Individual
- Hammarby IF Player of the Year: 2022
- Allsvenskan top assist provider: 2022
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Ordförande: "Assyriska Àr mer Àn bara fotboll"" (in Swedish). Assyriska FF. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Utan er supportrar finns jag inte" (in Swedish). Assyriska FF. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara pÄ plats" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Klubbarna överens - Besara till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Upproret mot egna trÀnaren". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Hattrick av Besara i Hammarbys triumf". Expressen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Upplösningen pÄ dramat" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Besaras lÀckra klack: "Det Àr ett ZlatanmÄl"". Expressen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Nahir till Göztepe" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Nahir Besara Imzaladi" (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Nahir Besara bryter sitt kontrakt med Göztepe". LT. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Nahir Besara klar för ĂSK". Ărebro SK. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Besara: "Trodde jag skulle tillbaka till Hammarby"". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Nahir Besara: "Tog ett steg tillbaka för att ta tvÄ fram"". SVT. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Nahir Besara nominerad till mĂ„nadens spelare" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "De hÀr kan bli MÄnadens spelare i Allsvenskan i april" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Victor Sköld och Nahir Besara lĂ€mnar ĂSK" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "ĂSK-stjĂ€rnan Ă€r klar för ny klubb" (in Swedish). Expressen. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "ۧÙÙÙŰۧۥ ÙŰȘŰčۧÙŰŻ Ù ŰšŰŻŰŠÙŰ§Ù Ù Űč ۔ۧÙŰč ۧÙÙŰčŰš ۧÙŰłÙÙŰŻÙ ŰšÙ۳ۧ۱ۧ" (in Arabic). Al-Fayha FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "N. Besara". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara" (in Cypriot Greek). Pafos FC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara Ă„tervĂ€nder till ĂSK Fotboll" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Vinnare ĂSK-galan 2020" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Finalisterna till MĂ„nadens spelare i oktober" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Nahir Besara" (in Arabic). Al-Fayha FC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara tillbaka i Ărebro" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "ĂSK och Nahir Besara gĂ„r skilda vĂ€gar" (in Swedish). Ărebro SK. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara tillbaka i Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet pÄ 33 Är" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Bajen golvat frÄn elva meter i titelmatchen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "HÀr Àr alla nominerade i Allsvenskans Stora Pris" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Nahir Besara Ă rets Bajenspelare 2022!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Ă rets lagkaptener utsedda" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Nahir Besara förlÀnger med Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Nahir Besara poÀngligavinnare i Allsvenskan 2023" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "ĂSK-förvĂ€rvet visar upp sin tatuering: "Det Ă€r den syrianska örnen"". Nerikes Allehanda. February 5, 2018.
- ^ "BÀckströms trupp till januariturnén" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
External linksâ»
- Nahir Besara at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Assyriska FF players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Ărebro SK players
- Göztepe S.K. footballers
- TFF First League players
- Al-Fayha FC players
- Pafos FC players
- Hatta Club players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Saudi Pro League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Sportspeople from SödertÀlje
- Swedish people of Assyrian/Syriac descent
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Assyrian footballers
- Footballers from Stockholm County