Peter Gwargis (born 4 September 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Iraqi club

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and the Iraq national team.

Early and personal life

Gwargis was born in

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, Australia. His parents are

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from Iraq, and the family moved to Sweden when he was three.

Club career

Gwargis spent his early career in Sweden with IFK Öxnehaga, Husqvarna and Jönköpings Södra. In January 2017 he was linked with a transfer to English club

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. He signed for

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in August 2018. He made his senior debut for the club on 25 September 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to

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in the

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. In April 2021 it was announced Gwargis was to be released by Brighton by the end of the season. He was linked to a move to

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in May 2021, signing with the club in June 2021. In February 2022 he moved on loan to Jönköpings Södra, and in April 2023 he moved on loan to

Degerfors Degerfors () is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km (8 mi) so ...

. In March 2024 he moved on loan to

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

. In September 2024, Gwargis moved to Iraqi-Kurdish club

International career

Gwargis represented Sweden at under-17 and under-19 youth international levels. He was also eligible to represent Australia on account of being born there. He made his senior international debut for

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in 2024.

Playing style

Gwargis has been compared to

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References

2000 births Living people Swedish men's footballers IFK Öxnehaga players Husqvarna FF players Jönköpings Södra IF players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Malmö FF players Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players Men's association football wingers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Swedish people of Iraqi descent Swedish people of Assyrian descent Allsvenskan players Australian emigrants to Sweden Degerfors IF players Örebro SK players Duhok SC players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub