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Rosa Kafaji
Swedish association football player

Rosa Kafaji

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Swedish association football player
A.K.A.
Rusul Rosa Kafaji
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Solna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Age
21 years
Sports Teams
AIK Fotboll Dam (Sweden)
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Biography

Rusul Rosa Kafaji (born 5 July 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden national team.

Club career

AIK (2019-2021)

Kafaji grew up in Akalla and started playing football in Kallhälls FF when she was eight years old. After that, Kafaji played for Bele Barkarby FF before she went to AIK before the 2015 season. Kafaji made her debut for the A-team in the Elitettan in 2019 and scored four goals and three assists in seven matches during the season. In the 2020 season, she scored 12 goals in 18 matches and helped AIK to be promoted to the Damallsvenskan.

BK Hacken (2022-2024)

In January 2022 she signed for Damallsvenskan club BK Hacken where she scored 28 goals in 61 appearances. She also made her debut in the UWCL scoring four goals in the 2023-24 season where Hacken made it to the quarter finals for the first time in club history. Because of her performance she was named as one of UEFAs ten players to watch in 2024. She ended her last season as club top scorer with 15 goals.

Arsenal (2024-Present)

On 13 August 2024, Kafaji joined Women's Super League club Arsenal on a long-term contract. On 20 October 2024, she scored her debut goal for Arsenal in a 2–0 away win over West Ham.

International career

In February 2021, Kafaji was selected for the Swedish women's national team for the first time. She earned her first cap on 31 October 2021, subbing in on the 86th minute during a 1-1 draw to Italy as part of the 2023-24 UWNL campaign.

In 2024 she was called up to join the National Team in the two UWNL playoff games against Bosnia-Herzegovina on February 23 and 28. She started both games and scored her first goal for the Swedish senior women's team in the latter one.

Personal life

Kafaji was born to parents who are originally from Iraq and her father moved back there after her parents divorced.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK2019Elitettan210021
20201812001812
2021Damallsvenskan266??266
Total4619??4619
BK Häcken2022Damallsvenskan10??10
20232612??2612
20242411??1043415
Total5124??1046128
Arsenal2024–25WSL61000050111
Career total10344000015411848

International

As of match played 29 October 2024
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden202320
202491
Total111
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kafaji goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 February 2024Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Bosnia and Herzegovina3–05–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Club

AIK

  • Elitettan winner: 2020
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