Roony Bardghji

Roony Bardghji (Arabic: روني بردغجي, romanized: Rūnī Bardaḡdjī; pronounced [ˈruːniː barˈdaˤdʒiː]; born 15 November 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen.

Roony Bardghji
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 40
Youth career
2012–2015 Kallinge SK
2015–2019 Rödeby AIF
2019–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Copenhagen 26 (5)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U17 6 (5)
2022– Sweden U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Arriving in Sweden in 2012, Bardghji played for youth teams of Kallinge SK, Rödeby AIF and Malmö FF.[1] In 2020 he moved from Malmö to Copenhagen.[2] On 21 November 2021 he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga.[3] Seven days later he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a 3–1 against AaB.[4]

On 7 January 2023 he signed a new contract, extending his contract to December 2025.[5]

International career

Bardghji was born in Kuwait to a Syrian family, and moved to Sweden at a young age.[6] He is a current Sweden under-21 international.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 13 2 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 2
2022–23 12 3 3 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 17 3
Career total 25 5 3 0 4 0 32 5
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

References
  1. "Framtiden Är Vår — Roony Bardghji". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). 11 December 2020.
  2. "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji" (in Danish). F.C. København. 15 November 2021.
  3. "FC Copenhagen vs. AGF". Soccerway.com. 21 November 2021.
  4. "AaB vs. FC Copenhagen". Soccerway.com. 28 November 2021.
  5. "Roony Bardghji extends his contract". F.C. København. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. "FCK Talent signs rising star Roony Bardghji". F.C. København.
  7. "Roony Bardghji". Soccerway.com.
  8. "Sweden - R. Bardghji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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