Leonardo Farah Shahin
Shahin in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Falkenbergs FF
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2018 IFK Uddevalla
2019–2020 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 IFK Uddevalla 1 (0)
2020–2023 BK Häcken 1 (0)
2021 → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Qviding FIF (loan) 28 (12)
2023– Falkenbergs FF 29 (11)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:09, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Leonardo Farah Shahin (Arabic: ليوناردو فرح شاهين; born 10 August 2003) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Swedish club Falkenberg. Born in Sweden, Shahin plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Early career

Shahin started his career at IFK Uddevalla.[2] He made his debut in Division 2 on 1 September 2018, aged 15, in a 3–2 defeat against Stenungsunds IF.[3]

BK Häcken and loans

Before the 2019 season, Shahin made the move to BK Häcken.[4] During the 2020 season, he scored 44 goals in 20 games for the under-17s.[5] Shahin also made his Allsvenskan debut in a 3–0 victory against Falkenbergs FF on 3 October 2020, as a substitute in stoppage time.[6] At the end of the season, he signed his first professional team contract with BK Häcken, agreeing on a three-year deal despite interest from several major Premier League clubs.[5]

On 1 September 2021, Shahin was loaned out to AFC Eskilstuna for one year,[7] playing two games in the 2009 Superettan.[8] On 14 February 2022, he was sent on another one-year loan, to Qviding FIF,[9] where he scored 12 goals in 28 games in the Ettan.[8]

Falkenbergs FF

On 6 January 2023, Shahin joined Falkenbergs FF.[8]

International career

Born in Sweden, Shahin is of Lebanese descent.[10] He played two friendly games in 2021 for the Sweden national under-18 team against Finland.[11]

Shahin was first called up to the Lebanon national team on 15 December 2023, for a training camp ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[12] However, he was not included in the final 26 as his registration was too late.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2023[13][11]
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Uddevalla 2018 Division 2 100010
Häcken 2020 Allsvenskan 102010
AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2021 Superettan 200020
Qviding FIF (loan) 2022 Ettan 2812—2812
Falkenbergs FF 2023 Ettan 2911223113
Career total 6123426325

References

  1. ↑ "L. Farah Shahin". BK Häcken (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Leonardo Farah Shahin". Laget.se. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Weiefors, Erik (20 March 2019). "IFK-talangen Farah Shahin uttagen till ungdomslandslaget". Bohusläningen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Alvarado, Rudy (19 February 2019). "IFK Uddevallas stora talang Leonardo Shahin är klar för BK Häcken". Ungdomsfotboll.se. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 Ögren, Vendela (3 October 2020). "Häcken ny tabelltvåa – efter enkla segern". Göteborgs-Tidningen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Petersson, Linus (20 November 2020). "Leonardo Farah Shahin stannar i BK Häcken". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Officiellt: AFC Eskilstuna lånar Leonardo Farah Shahin". fotbolltransfers.com. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Leonardo Farah Shahin till Falkenbergs FF". bkhacken.se (in Swedish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Milovanovic och Farah Shahin lånas ut" (Press release) (in Swedish). Häcken. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Krayem, Charbel (22 June 2023). أبناء المهاجرين ذخيرة لبنان في كأس آسيا [Children of immigrants ammunition for Lebanon in the Asian Cup]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 Leonardo Farah Shahin at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
  12. ↑ "رادولوفيتش يستدعي 29 لاعباً الى معسكر طرابلس" [RADULOVIC CALLS UP 29 PLAYERS TO THE TRIPOLI CAMP] (in Arabic). The Lebanese Football Association. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Leonardo Farah Shahin at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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