Rosa Kafaji

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

Club career AIK (2019–2021)

Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old. After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season. She ended her last season as club top scorer with 15 goals.

Arsenal (2024–2026)

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

On 11 August 2025, it was announced that Kafaji would spend the 2025-26 season on loan at Brighton.

London City Lionesses On 16th July 2026, Kafaji put pen to paper on a three-year deal with London City Lionesses, arriving from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.

International career In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time. She earned her first cap on 31 October 2021, subbing in on the 86th minute during a 1–1 draw to Italy as part of the 2023-24 UWNL campaign.

In 2024 she was called up to join the National Team in the two UWNL 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.

Personal life Kafaji was born to parents who are originally from Iraq. Her father moved back there after her parents divorced.

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