Elias Hadaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord Fotball | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | AFC Eskilstuna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Valsta Syrianska IK | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Assyriska FF | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Levanger FK | 36 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kristiansund BK | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bryne FK (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Utsiktens BK | 60 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sandefjord Fotball | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Syria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Elias Hadaya (Arabic: الياس هدايا; born 31 August 1998) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sandefjord Fotball. Born in Sweden, he is a Syria international.
Club career
Hadaya started his career with Swedish side Valsta Syrianska IK in 2013. In 2017, he signed for Assyriska FF, where he made thirteen league appearances and scored zero goals and suffered relegation from the third tier to the fourth tier while playing for the club.[1] Two years later, he signed for Norwegian side Levanger FK, where he made thirty-six league appearances and scored zero goals.[2]
Ahead of the 2021 season, he signed for Norwegian side Kristiansund BK, where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals before being sent on loan to Bryne FK in 2022, where he made fifteen league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he signed for Swedish side Utsiktens BK in 2023, where he made sixty league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Sandefjord Fotball in 2025.[2]
International career
Hadaya is a Syria international. During March 2024, he was first called up to the Syria national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3]
Personal life
Hadaya was born on 31 August 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden. A native of Märsta, Sweden, he is of Syrian descent through his parents. During the autumn of 2020, he started studying physical education at Nord University in Norway.[4]
References
- ^ "Förre AFC-talangen nära att ta "Kiken" till Allsvenskan" [Former AFC talent close to taking "Kiken" to Allsvenskan] (in Swedish). Eskilstuna-Kuriren. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ a b Elias Hadaya at Soccerway
- ^ "Svenskarna ska väcka liv i Syriens landslag: "Attraktivt för oss från Europa"" [The Swedes will revive Syria's national team: "Attractive for us from Europe"] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ ""Bland det sjukaste jag har varit med om"" ["Among the sickest things I've ever experienced"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2025.