Osame Sahraoui

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Osame Sahraoui
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
SC Heerenveen
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2013 Hauketo
2014–2019 Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Vålerenga 80 (13)
2023– Heerenveen 36 (6)
International career
2021– Norway U21 8 (2)
2023– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Osame Sahraoui (born 11 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen and the Norway national team.

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Club career

Vålerenga

Growing up in Hauketo IF, he joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014. Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he made his senior debut in June 2020 against Stabæk, [1] where he provoked a penalty kick that equalised the match.

SC Heerenveen

On 31 January 2023, Sahraoui signed a three and a half year contract with Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen. [2] He made his debut for the club the very next game on 4 Februari against FC Utrecht which resulted in a 1–0 defeat. [3]

International career

Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He has been called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams. [4]

On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia. [5]

In August 2023, Sahraoui received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia. [6]

Personal life

Sahraoui's uncle, Mohammed Fellah, is a former professional footballer. [7] Sahraoui's parents, Jaafar Sahraoui, Samira Fellah, Sahraoui’ s sisters, Hella, Rabab & Hajar

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2020 Eliteserien 28500285
2021 2723020322
2022 25620276
Total801350208713
Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 17120191
2023–24 19510205
Total36630396
Career total11619502012319
  1. Includes Cup, KNVB Cup.

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References

  1. Osame Sahraoui at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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  3. tres.nl, TRES-. "Debutantenfeestje levert geen resultaat op tegen FC Utrecht". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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