Frans Dhia Jirjis Haddad (born 14 July 1993), known as Frans Putros (), is a professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club

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. Born in Denmark, he represents the Iraq national team.

Early life

Born in Denmark, Putros is of Assyrian ethnicity from Iraq; he represented his native country internationally at youth level, before switching allegiance to Iraq, making his debut in 2018.

Club career

Putros began his youth career at

IK Skovbakken Vejlby Skovbakken Aarhus (; commonly known as VSK Aarhus) is a Danish football club based in Risskov, a neighbourhood in Aarhus. The club was founded in 2016 when the football departments of Vejlby IK Fodbold and Idrætsklubben Skovbakken decid ...

, and was picked up by AGF in 2004, where he played a number of years in the youth and reserve teams for the club. He made his

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debut on 16 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a match against

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

. In fall 2013, Putros was loaned to

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

, where he was reunited with the former AGF assistant coach Jesper Sørensen, who had become the head coach of Silkeborg IF. After a successful stay in Silkeborg, Putros signed a permanent contract at the end of 2013. Putros joined

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...

in 2015; he decided to run out his contract at the end of 2017 to sign a two-year deal with Hobro IK. Putros joined

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

in August 2017. He left the club at the end of 2019, where his contract expired. On 11 January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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International career

Putros was born in Denmark and is of Assyrian ethnicity from Iraq. Putros made his debut for the Iraq national team in a friendly 3–0 win over

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on 4 August 2018. He was part of the

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squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Viborg *

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References

External links

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Frans Putros
official

statistics at danskfodbold.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Putros, Frans 1993 births Living people Footballers from Aarhus Assyrian footballers Iraqi men's footballers Danish men's footballers Danish people of Iraqi descent Danish people of Assyrian descent People of Iraqi-Assyrian descent Iraqi Assyrian people Assyrian sportspeople Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Silkeborg IF players FC Fredericia players Hobro IK players Viborg FF players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Frans Putros Frans Putros Iraq men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Danish sportsmen