Elmar Abraham (; born 1 March 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Ettan Södra club

Skövde AIK Skövde AIK is a Swedish football club from Skövde. It was founded on 21 June 1919. The club plays in the third-tier Ettan Fotboll, Ettan after relegation from Superettan in 2024. Background Skövde AIK was founded on 20 June 1919. The club ...

. Born in Sweden, he represents the Syria national team.

Club career

Born in

Skövde Skövde () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland, Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central southern Sweden. Skövde is situated around 150 k ...

, Abraham is a youth product of his local team

IFK Skövde IFK Skövde is a Swedish handball club from the city of Skövde, whose roots can be traced back to 1907. The current organization, however, got its shape through a reorganization in 1991. The team has been in the Handbollsligan (Swedish highes ...

. In March 2018, he joined their rival

. In 2021, he appeared in 25 games the season, playing an important role the team's promotion the

2022 Superettan The 2022 Superettan was part of the 2022 Swedish football season, and the 23rd season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contested the league. Teams A total of 16 teams contest the lea ...

after defeating

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in the promotion play-offs.

International career

Born in Sweden to Syrian Assyrian parents, Abraham is eligible to represent

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. He made his international debut for Syria in October 2023 in a friendly game against

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. In January 2024, Abraham was named in Syria national team's 26-men squad for the

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Personal life

Elmar Abraham is the younger brother of Sargon Abraham, who is also a footballer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Elmar Living people 1999 births Swedish men's footballers Syrian men's footballers 21st-century Syrian sportsmen Syria men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Skövde AIK players Superettan players Swedish people of Assyrian descent Swedish people of Syrian descent Syrian Christians Assyrian footballers Sportspeople from Skövde 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen