Roony Bardghji

Roony Bardghji
Bardghji with Copenhagen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 40
Youth career
2012–2015 Kallinge SK
2015–2018 Rödeby AIF
2019–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Copenhagen 50 (12)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U17 6 (5)
2022– Sweden U21 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:36, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Roony Bardghji (Arabic: روني بردغجي; born 15 November 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen.

Club career

There has been several rumours about his birth. Rumours said that he is from approx 2002. Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Bardghji played for youth teams of Kallinge SK, Rödeby AIF and Malmö FF.[1] In 2020, he moved from Malmö to Copenhagen.[2] On 21 November 2021, he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga,[3] to become the youngest player to feature at the club, aged 16 years and 6 days, breaking previous record of Kenneth Zohore.[4] Seven days later, he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.[5]

On 25 October 2022, Bardghji made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute, in a 3–0 defeat against Sevilla.[6] On 7 January 2023, he signed a new contract, extending his contract to December 2025.[7]

On 8 November 2023, Bardghji scored the first Champions League goal of his career - an 87th minute winner in a 4–3 win over Manchester United.[8]

International career

Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden at a young age.[9] He is a current Sweden under-21 international.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 13 2 0 0 2[a] 0 15 2
2022–23 Danish Superliga 19 3 6 0 2[b] 0 27 3
2023–24 Danish Superliga 18 7 2 2 9[b] 1 29 10
Career total 50 12 8 2 13 1 63 15
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ "Framtiden Är Vår — Roony Bardghji". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji" (in Danish). F.C. København. 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "FC Copenhagen vs. AGF". Soccerway.com. 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Roony Bardghji becomes youngest ever F.C. Copenhagen player". F.C. København. 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "AaB vs. FC Copenhagen". Soccerway.com. 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Roony Bardghji on his Champions League debut and Parken noise". F.C. København. 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Roony Bardghji extends his contract". F.C. København. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "At 17, Roony Bardghji, the 'Swedish Messi', writes his name into Champions League history: Moment of the UCL Week". ESPN. 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji". F.C. København.
  10. ^ "Roony Bardghji". Soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Sweden - R. Bardghji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Danish Champions 2022/23". Copenhagen. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  14. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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