Aimar Sher

Aimar Hazar Anwar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08 and the Iraq national team.

Early life Sher was born in Kirkuk, Iraq to Assyro-Chaldean parents, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family.

He grew up in Stockholm and started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Mälarhöjdens IK and Enskede IK, before joining the academy of Hammarby IF in 2013. Sher was part of the Hammarby side that won the U17 Swedish championship in 2019.

Club career Hammarby IF On 21 August 2019, Sher made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in Svenska Cupen. The next month, on 25 September, Sher made his league debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. He became Hammarby's youngest Allsvenskan debutant so far at age 16 and nine months, surpassing the former record holder Isac Lidberg. Sher signed his first professional contract with Hammarby on 20 November 2019. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 1 November the same year, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against BK Häcken. In his full debut season, Sher played 21 games, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.

On 30 May 2021, Sher won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.

Spezia On 19 August 2021, Sher transferred to Spezia in the Serie A, for a reported fee of around €1,5 million, signing a five-year contract. On 3 October, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–4 home loss against Hellas Verona.

Loan to Groningen On 17 January 2023, Sher was loaned by FC Groningen in the Netherlands.

Release by Spezia On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.

International career Sher scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Denmark on 18 April 2018.

On 7 September 2021, Sher made his debut for the Swedish U21 national team, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the qualification to the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

On 24 February 2025, Sher's request to switch allegiance to Iraq was approved by FIFA.

Personal life His first name is an homage to the Argentinian former football player Pablo Aimar.

Career statistics Club

Honours Hammarby IF Svenska Cupen: 2020–21