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Rosa Kafaji
Personal information
Full name Rusul Rosa Kafaji
Date of birth (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 AIK 46 (19)
2022–2024 BK Häcken 39 (17)
2024– Arsenal 6 (1)
International career‡
2018–2020 Sweden U17 20 (5)
2021 Sweden U19 5 (4)
2021–2023 Sweden U23 2 (0)
2023– Sweden 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Rusul Rosa Kafaji (born 5 July 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden national team.

Club career

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Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old.[2] After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season.[2] Kafaji made her debut for the A-team in the Elitettan in 2019 and scored four goals and three assists in seven matches during the season.[2] In the 2020 season, she scored 12 goals in 18 matches and helped AIK to be promoted to the Damallsvenskan.

On 13 August 2024, Kafaji joined Women's Super League club Arsenal on a long-term contract.[3] On 20 October 2024, she scored her debut goal for Arsenal in a 2–0 away win over West Ham.[4]

International career

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In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time.[5]

In 2024 she was called up to join the National Team in the two Nations League playoff games against Bosnia-Herzegovina on February 23 and 28. She started both games and scored her first goal for the Swedish senior women's team in the latter one.[6]

Personal life

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Kafaji was born to parents who are originally from Iraq and her father moved back there after her parents divorced.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 29 October 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
2024 9 1
Total 11 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kafaji goal.
List of international goals scored by Rosa Kafaji
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 5–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

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Club

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AIK

Winners

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of R. Kafaji". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "AIK Fotboll skriver treårskontrakt med Rosa Kafaji". aikfotboll.se. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Arsenal confirm Rosa Kafaji signing from Hacken". 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ Burton, Chris (20 October 2024). "Arsenal women's player ratings vs West Ham: Stina Blackstenius stars after replacing anonymous Alessia Russo as Mariona Caldentey and Rosa Kafaji fire manager-less Gunners to much-needed WSL win". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Rosa Kafaji uttagen till Svenska Damlandslaget". ungdomsfotboll.se. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Rosa Rusul Kafaji - spelarstatistik". svenskfotboll.se. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ Niva, Erik. ”Aldrig känt att jag behövt vara någon annan än mig själv”, Aftonbladet, 21 mars 2021. Läst 21 mars 2021.
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