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Ameen Al-Dakhil
Personal information
Full name Ameen Al-Dakhil
Date of birth (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team VfB Stuttgart
Number 2
Youth career
2009–2011 Kortenaken
2011–2012 Hoegaarden-Outgaarden
2012–2013 Tienen
2013–2017 Anderlecht
2017–2021 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Standard Liège 13 (0)
2022–2023 Sint-Truiden 25 (0)
2023–2024 Burnley 21 (1)
2024– VfB Stuttgart 4 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Belgium U17 7 (1)
2019 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2022– Belgium U21 4 (0)
2023– Belgium 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Ameen Al-Dakhil (Arabic: أَمِين الدَّخِيل; born 6 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Iraq, he plays for the Belgium national team.

Early life

Al-Dakhil was born in Iraq, and moved to Belgium with his family at the age of 5, as a refugee during the Iraq War. He began playing football with the youth academies of Kortenaken, Hoegaarden-Outgaarden, Tienen, Anderlecht and Standard Liège. Originally a striker, Al-Dakhil was then converted to a centre-back.

Club career

Standard Liege

Al-Dakhil made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 23 July 2021, in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A tie with Genk.

Sint–Truiden

On 31 January 2022, Al-Dakhil moved to fellow Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.

Burnley

On 13 January 2023, Al-Dakhil joined English side Burnley for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club. On 31 January 2024, he scored his first goal for Burnley against Manchester City in a 3–1 defeat, becoming the first player born in Iraq to score in the Premier League.

Vfb Stuttgart

On 27 August 2024, Al-Dakhil signed for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.

International career

Born in Iraq, Al-Dakhil was raised in Belgium and holds a Belgian citizenship. He has been a youth international for Belgium, having represented the under-17, under-18 and under-21 national teams.

In October 2020, he was called up to represent the Iraqi squad at the AFC U-19 Championship, but the tournament was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Sint-Truidense 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 9 0 — — — 9 0
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Total 25 0 3 0 — — 28 0
Burnley 2022–23 Championship 8 0 4 0 — — 12 0
2023–24 Premier League 13 1 1 0 3 0 — 17 1
Total 21 1 5 0 3 0 — 29 1
VfB Stuttgart 2024–25 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — 3 0 7 0
Career total 63 1 9 0 3 0 3 0 78 1
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2023 4 0
2024 2 0
Total 6 0

References

  1. ^ "Belgium - A. Al Dakhil - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. "Het jongensboek van Ameen Al-Dakhil: Van Bagdad naar Sclessin". www.hbvl.be.
  3. "Al-Dakhil (Ameen Al-Dakhil) - Football - Le Soir". sports.lesoir.be.
  4. Ameen Al-Dakhil at BeSoccer
  5. ^ Sports+, DH Les (31 July 2021). "Le papa d'Ameen Al-Dakhil: "Je voulais le meilleur pour mes enfants"". DH Les Sports +.
  6. "Réginal Goreux présente Ameen Al-Dakhil, révélation du début de saison au Standard : "il a une grande intelligence de jeu"". RTBF Sport. 3 August 2021.
  7. "Standard Liège vs. Genk - 23 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "AMEEN AL-DAKHIL IS A CANARY" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. InCrowd. "AL-DAKHIL IS A CLARET". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. "Manchester City keep heat on leaders after Julián Álvarez fires past Burnley". The Guardian. 31 January 2024.
  11. "VfB sign Ameen Al-Dakhil". VfB Stuttgart. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. "المراقب العراقي". Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. "Tedesco verrast: Al Dakhil, Deman, Trésor en Bodart debuteren bij Rode Duivels, weer geen Mertens" [Tedesco verrast: Al Dakhil, Deman, Trésor and Bodart to make debut at Red Devils, again no Mertens]. sporza.be. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. "Ameen Al-Dakhil". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

External links

VfB Stuttgart – current squad
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