Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ameen Al-Dakhil [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 March 2002||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq [2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 28 | ||
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– | Burnley | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:38, 31 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ameen Al-Dakhil ( Arabic: أمين الدخيل; born 6 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Iraq, he plays for the Belgium national team.
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. [5] Originally a striker, Al-Dakhil was then converted to a centre-back. [6]
Al-Dakhil made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 23 July 2021, in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A tie with Genk. [7]
On 31 January 2022, Al-Dakhil moved to fellow Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal. [8]
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. [9] 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. [10]
Born in Iraq, Al-Dakhil was raised in Belgium and holds a Belgian citizenship. [5] He has been a youth international for Belgium, having represented the under-17, under-18 and under-21 national teams.[ citation needed]
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. [11]
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. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège | 2021–22 [1] | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Sint-Truidense | 2021–22 [1] | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [1] | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
Burnley | 2022–23 [1] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2023–24 [1] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Career total | 59 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | |||
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ameen Al-Dakhil [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 March 2002||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq [2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 28 | ||
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– | Burnley | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:38, 31 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ameen Al-Dakhil ( Arabic: أمين الدخيل; born 6 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Iraq, he plays for the Belgium national team.
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. [5] Originally a striker, Al-Dakhil was then converted to a centre-back. [6]
Al-Dakhil made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 23 July 2021, in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A tie with Genk. [7]
On 31 January 2022, Al-Dakhil moved to fellow Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal. [8]
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. [9] 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. [10]
Born in Iraq, Al-Dakhil was raised in Belgium and holds a Belgian citizenship. [5] He has been a youth international for Belgium, having represented the under-17, under-18 and under-21 national teams.[ citation needed]
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. [11]
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. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège | 2021–22 [1] | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Sint-Truidense | 2021–22 [1] | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [1] | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
Burnley | 2022–23 [1] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2023–24 [1] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Career total | 59 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | |||
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |