Aiham Ousou
Syrian footballer (born 2000)
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Aiham Hanz Ousou (Arabic: أيهم هانز أوسو; born 9 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Charleroi. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aiham Hanz Ousou | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mölndal, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK Bifrost | |||
| Angered FC | |||
| –2016 | Angered MBIK | ||
| 2017–2018 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Angered MBIK | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Västra Frölunda IF | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | → GAIS (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Slavia Prague | 45 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Slavia Prague B | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Häcken (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Cádiz (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Charleroi (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Charleroi | 47 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Syria | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Starting off his career with local clubs in the Gothenburg suburb Angered, Ousou made his senior debut in Division 5A Göteborg in 2016 with Angered MBIK.[1] In 2017, he played half a season with Västra Frölunda IF in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland before joining BK Häcken's youth organization the same year.[2][3]
BK Häcken
After failing to get playing time with BK Häcken's senior team, he joined AFC Eskilstuna on loan for the 2020 Superettan season.[3] He played 15 games in all competitions during that season.[4] In 2021, he joined GAIS on loan and represented the club in both Superettan and Svenska Cupen during the spring season.[4]
Slavia Prague
On 21 July 2021, Ousou joined Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.[1] On 3 October 2021, whilst playing in his first Prague derby, Ousou picked up a red card in a 1–0 loss against Sparta Prague; Sparta scored from the resulting free-kick after Ousou's sending off.[5]
Loan to BK Häcken
After failing to get regular playing time with Slavia's senior team, he joined BK Häcken on a half-year loan deal without option.[6]
Loan to Cádiz CF
On 1 February 2024, Ousou joined Cádiz on a half-year loan deal with option to make the transfer permanent.[7] A month later, on 9 March, he started his first La Liga match in a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid, becoming the first Syrian to achieve this feat.[8]
Loan to Charleroi
On 31 July 2024, Ousou moved on a new loan to Charleroi in Belgium, with an option to buy.[9]
Charleroi
On 2 January 2025, Ousou signed a contract with Charleroi until June 2028.[10]
International career
Ousou was born in Mölndal, Sweden and is of Syrian descent.[11] Ousou made three appearances for the Sweden U19 team in 2018.[4] In 2021, he served as captain for the Sweden U21 team under Poya Asbaghi.[1]
Sweden
On 10 June 2022, Ousou was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time, for a UEFA Nations League match against Norway,[12] but did not end up playing the match. He made his Sweden debut on 19 November 2022, in a 2–0 friendly win against Algeria when he replaced Victor Lindelöf as centre back at halftime.[13]
Syria
On 31 December 2023, Ousou was named in the 26-man squad of the Syria national football team for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angered MBIK | 2016 | Division 5A Göteborg | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Västra Frölunda IF | 2017 | Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| BK Häcken | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 2020 | Superettan | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| GAIS (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 73 | 2 | ||
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cádiz (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen and Czech Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 January 2024