Taha Ayari

Taha Ayari
Personal information
Date of birth	10 May 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Solna, Sweden
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	AIK
Number	45
Youth career
2010–2012	Råsunda IS
2012–2022	AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	AIK
International career‡
2021–2022	Sweden U17
2022–2023	Sweden U19
2024–	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:37, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Taha Ayari (Arabic: طه العياري; born 10 May 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club AIK.^[1]

Club career

Born in Solna, Ayari started playing football at Råsunda IS in 2010( aged five) before joining local side AIK two years later.^[2]^[3] Having come through the club's youth ranks, he started training with the first team in 2021.^[3]^[4] In the same year, he was part of the squad that won the under-17 national championship.^[2]

In May 2022, Ayari went on trial with Eredivisie club Feyenoord, but eventually decided to stay at AIK, in order to continue his development.^[4] After being promoted to the first team on a stable basis under caretaker manager Henok Goitom,^[3] he made his professional debut on 31 August of the same year, coming on as a substitute for Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka at the 57th minute of a 2–4 Svenska Cupen win over Hudiksvalls FF.^[5]^[6] He then made his Allsvenskan debut on 4 September, replacing his older brother Yasin at the 87th minute of a league match against GIF Sundsvall: a few minutes later, he won a penalty kick for the Gnaget, which was then scored by Sebastian Larsson and led to a 4–0 win for his side.^[3]^[7]

In October 2022, Ayari signed his first professional contract with AIK, penning a deal lasting until 31 December 2025.^[8]^[9]

International career

Because of his family's origins, Ayari can choose to represent Sweden, Morocco or Tunisia internationally.^[10]

He has played for the Swedish under-17 and under-19 national teams.^[2]^[11]

In May 2022, he was included in the Swedish squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,^[2] where the Blågult were eliminated in the group stage on head-to-head goal difference.^[12]

Personal life

Ayari was born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco.^[10]

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Yasin Ayari (b. 2003).^[3]

References

^ "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". www.aikstats.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Här är truppen som åker till P17-EM". SvFF (in Swedish). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bilderna sprids efter debuten: "Otroligt stolt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b Asp, Viktor (4 May 2022). "Taha Ayari provspelade med Feyenoord: "Ser det inte som ett hot"". Fotboll Sthlm (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ Pearson, Sebastian (31 August 2022). "TV: AIK vidare i cupen - "Seb" Larsson med frisparksmål". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Målfyrverkeri tog AIK till gruppspel i cupen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ Sundberg, Andréas (4 September 2022). "Bytte med storebrorsan och fixade straff - AIK:s nya stjärnskott hyllas efter debuten". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ Mellerborg, Stefan (18 October 2022). "Taha Ayari till A-truppen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ Pearson, Sebastian (18 October 2022). "Officiellt: AIK överens med Ayari om kontrakt". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Stabil seger i Åsebro". SvFF (in Swedish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Sweden 1-0 Scotland". UEFA.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links

Taha Ayari at Soccerway
Taha Ayari at WorldFootball.net
Taha Ayari at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

[1] "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". www.aikstats.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[:0-2] "Här är truppen som åker till P17-EM". SvFF (in Swedish). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[:1-3] "Bilderna sprids efter debuten: "Otroligt stolt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[:2-4] Asp, Viktor (4 May 2022). "Taha Ayari provspelade med Feyenoord: "Ser det inte som ett hot"". Fotboll Sthlm (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[5] Pearson, Sebastian (31 August 2022). "TV: AIK vidare i cupen - "Seb" Larsson med frisparksmål". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[6] "Målfyrverkeri tog AIK till gruppspel i cupen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[7] Sundberg, Andréas (4 September 2022). "Bytte med storebrorsan och fixade straff - AIK:s nya stjärnskott hyllas efter debuten". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[8] Mellerborg, Stefan (18 October 2022). "Taha Ayari till A-truppen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[9] Pearson, Sebastian (18 October 2022). "Officiellt: AIK överens med Ayari om kontrakt". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[:3-10] Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[11] "Stabil seger i Åsebro". SvFF (in Swedish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[12] "Sweden 1-0 Scotland". UEFA.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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