Rusul Rosa Kafaji (born 5 July 2003) is a Swedish football striker who plays for BK Häcken in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rusul Rosa Kafaji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | AIK | 49 | (20) |
| 2022– | BK Häcken | 19 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2023– | Sweden U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 14 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 28 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Kafaji was born to parents who are originally from Iraq and her father moved back there after her parents' divorce.[2]
Club career
Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old.[3] After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season.[3] 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.[3] In the 2020 season, she scored 12 goals in 18 matches and helped AIK to be promoted to the Damallsvenskan.
International career
In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time.[4]
In 2024 she was called up to join the National Team in the two Nations League playoff games against Bosnia-Hercegovina 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.[5]
Honours
Club
- AIK
Winners
References
External links
- Rosa Kafaji at Soccerway