Peter Gwargis

Peter Gwargis (born 4 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for English club Brighton & Hove Albion as a midfielder.

Peter Gwargis
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 44
Youth career
IFK Öxnehaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Husqvarna 19 (1)
2018 Jönköpings Södra 16 (3)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Sweden U19 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:23, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:38, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Gwargis was born in Sydney, Australia.[2] His parents are Assyrians from Iraq, and moved to Sweden when he was three.[3]

Club career

Gwargis spent his early career in Sweden with IFK Öxnehaga, Husqvarna and Jönköpings Södra.[1][4][5] In January 2017 he was linked with a transfer to English club Arsenal.[6] He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2018.[7] He made his senior debut for the club on 25 September 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[8]

International career

Gwargis has represented Sweden at under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.[9] He is also eligible to represent Australia on account of being born there.[2]

Playing style

Gwargis has been compared to Mesut Özil.[6]

References
  1. Peter Gwargis at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. "Premier League Aussie being swept away by Sweden". FTBL.
  3. "Brighton's mystery Aussie Gwargis aiming to grab Arnold's attention". The World Game.
  4. Gustafsson 036-2912907, Peter (10 June 2018). "Kompisarna som gör succé tillsammans". jnytt.se.
  5. "Brighton & Hove Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  6. "Transfer rumours: The top 100 targets in the January transfer window 2017". The Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. "Brighton: Martin Montoya and Dan Burn join the Seagulls in undisclosed deals". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. "Games played by Peter Gwargis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  9. "Landslagsdatabasen: Peter Gwargis" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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