| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Andrés Al-Saed Alvarado | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bålsta, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Järfälla | |||
| Spånga IS FK | |||
| Håbo FF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Håbo | 53 | (10) |
| 2018 | Arameisk-Syrianska | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Håbo | 26 | (15) |
| 2020 | Enköping | 13 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Sandviken | 54 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Sandefjord | 36 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | → AIK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Danilo Andrés Al-Saed Alvarado (born 24 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for BK Häcken.[1] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Club career
[edit]Following a slow career progress, he took a year off football and started again in the sixth tier, Division 4. He eventually moved up the football system to Enköpings SK FK and then Sandvikens IF. A foreign club also showed interest for Al-Saed, this being Norwegian IK Start, but the move did not materialize. Al-Saed stayed in Sandviken, and did not play competitively for Iraq U23 either, stating that his father advised against it.[2][3][4][5]
The move to Norway came one year later, to Sandefjord during the winter transfer window. Performing well in the initial third of the season, with four goals and one assist in ten games, IFK Göteborg were reportedly interested in him.[6]
On 10 January 2025, Al-Saed joined AIK in Sweden on loan until 30 June 2025, with an option to buy.[7]
On 16 July 2025, Al-Saed joined BK Häcken on a contract until end of 2028.[8]
International career
[edit]In early 2022, Al-Saed was invited to a training camp for the Iraqi U23 national team.
In October 2023, Al-Saed received his first call-up to the Iraqi senior national team for the 2023 Jordan International Tournament.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Al-Saed hails from Bålsta,[3] and is the son of an Iraqi father and Chilean mother.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danilo Al-Saed". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Lund, Oskar (22 October 2021). ""Det är bästa valet jag har gjort i livet"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b Gustafsson, Fredrik. "Danilo uttagen till landslaget" (in Swedish). Mitt i Stockholm. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Kom lite som en chock: Landslagschans för Danilo". Enköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lund, Oskar (3 June 2022). ""Sådant man blir triggad av"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Werdelin, Lucas (27 June 2023). "Avslöjar: IFK Göteborg jagar Al-Saed". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Danilo Al-Saed lånas in till AIK Fotboll" [Danilo Al-Saed is loaned to AIK Football] (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Danilo Al-Saed klar för BK Häcken" [Danilo Al-Saed is ready for BK Hâcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Résultat Qatar - Irak : résumé du match de Matchs amicaux internationaux, 1ère journée, vendredi 13 octobre 2023". RMC SPORT.
