Aimar Sher
Iraqi footballer (born 2002)
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Aimar Hazar Anwar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08 and the Iraq national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aimar Hazar Anwar Sher | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkuk, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mälarhöjdens IK | |||
| Enskede IK | |||
| 2013–2019 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Hammarby IF | 32 | (1) |
| 2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Groningen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sarpsborg 08 | 46 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025– | Iraq | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Early life
Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.[2]
He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2013.[3] Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17 Swedish championship in 2019.[4]
Club career
Hammarby IF
On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen.[5] The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg.[6] Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019.[4]
On 5 August 2020, Sher signed a new two-year contract with Hammarby after establishing himself in the first-team squad.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken.[8] In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[9]
On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[10][11]
Spezia
On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract.[12][13][14] On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.[15]
Loan to Groningen
On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.[16]
Release by Spezia
On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[17]
International career
Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.[18]
On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]
On 24 February 2025, Sher's request to switch allegiance to Iraq was approved by FIFA.[20]
Personal life
His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player Pablo Aimar.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 July 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Spezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Groningen (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Hammarby IF
