Zachary Elbouzedi (M AIK b.1998)

[tetsujin1979]

Swedish league returns today, Elbouzedi named in the AIK starting XI against Hacken
Losing 2-1 at half time

[tetsujin1979]

Brought off the bench with 13 minutes to go, and in the last minute of the game, Elbouzedi scored this goal

[pineapple stu]

First goal of the season though, and he's only gotten two-thirds as many minutes as last season, which is disappointing.

Not seeing that he's really an option at senior level tbh

[dynamo kerry]

Was he injured this year? Definitely getting less game time for some reason

[ifk101]

The chap that brought him to Sweden got the sack in August so that hasn't helped as he has been a bench player since then. But he was being pushed out of the starting 11 prior to the sacking. Saw him play the other week, and he came on as a RB.

[tetsujin1979]

The Allsvenskan finished at the weekend, and AIK finished fifth. That's a big drop after finishing second in 2021, but their defence cost them - conceded 36 goals in 30 games, and finished with a goals differnce of +9
Their manager was sacked in August, with the team in fifth, and Andreas Brännström was announced today as a full time replacement. He led Mjallby AIF to ninth in the 2022 season.
It has to be a disappointing season for Elbouzedi, only started 12 games in the league, and only completed 90 minutes in one of those, scoring once.

[tetsujin1979]

Named as a substitute this afternoon for AIK. for the first time this season