Henok Goitom
![]() Goitom with AIK in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 22 September 1984||
Place of birth | Solna, Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AIK (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Essinge IK | ||
2001–2002 | Inter Orhoy | ||
2002–2003 | Vasalunds IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Udinese | 1 | (1) |
2005–2007 | → Ciudad Murcia (loan) | 75 | (23) |
2007–2009 | Murcia | 31 | (2) |
2008–2009 | → Valladolid (loan) | 29 | (10) |
2009–2012 | Almería | 78 | (8) |
2012–2015 | AIK | 93 | (39) |
2016 | Getafe | 2 | (0) |
2016 | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | (0) |
2017–2021 | AIK | 142 | (39) |
Total | 459 | (122) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (4) |
2015–2019 | Eritrea | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2022 | AIK (under-19) | ||
2022 | AIK (interim) | ||
2022– | AIK (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henok Goitom (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhěːnɔk]; born 22 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently assistant manager of AIK.
He spent most of his 18-year career with AIK (two spells) and in Spain, where he played 215 matches and scored 42 goals across both major levels – 109 games and 14 goals in La Liga. He also competed professionally in Italy and the United States.
Born in Sweden, Goitom represented Eritrea as a senior after having appeared for Sweden at youth level. He made his debut for the former in 2015, earning four caps in four years and scoring once.
Early life
[edit]Goitom was born in Solna, Stockholm, and raised in the nearby Husby district. His parents were born in Eritrea.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Udinese
[edit]Goitom moved to Italy in 2004 to join Udinese Calcio, rarely being an option during his short stay. However, in his sole Serie A appearance, on 19 February 2005, he only needed seven minutes as a late substitute to score the 90th minute 1–1 equaliser against Inter Milan.[4]
Subsequently, Goitom served a two-year loan in the Spanish Segunda División with Ciudad de Murcia. He netted 15 league goals in his second season.[5]
Murcia
[edit]Goitom was released by Udinese in 2007, and signed a four-year deal with neighbouring Real Murcia CF for a reported €3 million;[6] the president of UD Almería, Alfonso García, however, announced the club would take matters to court: as he appeared before the media during the presentation of Aitor López Rekarte, showed journalists papers which proved an agreement had already been reached between Almería and Udinese.[7] He only scored twice during the entire campaign, which saw the side relegated from La Liga as last.[8]
In July 2008, Goitom was loaned for one season to fellow top-tier Real Valladolid, which had an option to buy at the campaign's closure.[9] Established as first choice, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win over Recreativo de Huelva on 8 March 2009, but was also sent off during the match (as teammate Álvaro Rubio).[10] He finished as team top scorer, at ten.[11]
Almería
[edit]In late July 2009, Goitom was released by Murcia and joined Almería in the same league, replacing Sevilla FC-bound Álvaro Negredo.[5] His season output consisted of one goal, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[12][13] Also, even though he was the only pure striker in the squad, he was never an undisputed starter,[14] but the Andalusians retained their top-division status in the end.
Goitom scored one of Almería's most important goals on 19 January 2011, a penalty kick in a 3–2 victory at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with them reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever; he added one more in the competition, against Real Sociedad.[15][16] However, he again only netted once in the league, in a 2–2 home draw with Atlético Madrid,[17] and the club returned to the second tier after four years.[18]
In mid-August 2012, Goitom terminated his contract.[19]
AIK
[edit]On 16 August 2012, Goitom signed with his hometown club AIK Fotboll in the Allsvenskan.[20] In November 2015, it was announced he would be released when his contract ended on 31 December.[21]
Getafe
[edit]On 22 March 2016, after being unemployed for almost three months, Goitom agreed to a short-term deal at Getafe CF.[22] He made his debut about a week later, coming on as a second half-substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[23]
Goitom only totalled 124 minutes of action during his spell, and his team suffered top-flight relegation.[24]
San Jose Earthquakes
[edit]On 10 August 2016, Goitom joined San Jose Earthquakes on a free transfer.[25] He made his Major League Soccer debut nine days later, coming from the bench in a 1–2 defeat to Houston Dynamo at the Avaya Stadium.[26]
At the end of the season, where he only started in two of his appearances, it was announced that Goitom would not be retained.[27]
Return to AIK
[edit]On 3 March 2017, Goitom signed a two-year deal with former side AIK, thus returning to his birth country and its main division.[28] In February of the following year, he became team captain.[29]
Goitom announced his retirement after the 2021 season, aged 37.[30] On 19 August 2022, he was appointed interim manager of his last club.[31]
International career
[edit]Sweden
[edit]Goitom was a regular starter for the Swedish under-21 team during 2006, and played for the nation during qualification for the 2006 and 2007 UEFA European Championships.[32][33][34] He was never called up to the full side, although he was considered for a place in the squad for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Russia.[35]
Eritrea
[edit]In September 2015, aged 30, Goitom made an official request to FIFA for permission to play for Eritrea.[36] He made his debut on 10 October, in a 2–0 home loss to Botswana for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[37][38] He scored in the return leg, in a final 5–1 aggregate defeat.[39]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Udinese | 2003–04[40] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2004–05[40] | Serie A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
2005–06[40] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07[40] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Ciudad Murcia (loan) | 2005–06[40] | Segunda División | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | |
2006–07[40] | Segunda División | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 15 | ||
Total | 75 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 75 | 23 | |||
Murcia | 2007–08[40] | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
Valladolid (loan) | 2008–09[40] | La Liga | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 11 | |
Almería | 2009–10[40] | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2010–11[40] | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
2011–12[40] | Segunda División | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
Total | 78 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 86 | 11 | |||
AIK | 2012[41] | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
2013[41] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 9 | ||
2014[41] | Allsvenskan | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | |
2015[41] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 27 | |
Total | 93 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 114 | 52 | ||
Getafe | 2015–16[40] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2016[42] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
AIK | 2017[42][41] | Allsvenskan | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 7 |
2018[42][41] | Allsvenskan | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
2019[42][41] | Allsvenskan | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 15 | |
2020[42][41] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
2021[41] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
Total | 142 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 176 | 48 | ||
Career total | 459 | 122 | 39 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 527 | 148 |
International
[edit]Appearances and goals by national team and year[43]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Eritrea | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Goitom goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 13 October 2015 | Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana | ![]() |
1–0 |
1–3 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [39] |
Honours
[edit]AIK
References
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External links
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- Henok Goitom at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Henok Goitom at BDFutbol
- Henok Goitom at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Solna Municipality
- Swedish people of Eritrean descent
- Eritrean men's footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Footballers from Stockholm County
- Men's association football forwards
- Allsvenskan players
- Essinge IK players
- Vasalunds IF players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Serie A players
- Udinese Calcio players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- Real Murcia CF players
- Real Valladolid players
- UD Almería players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Eritrea men's international footballers
- Eritrean expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Eritrean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Eritrean football managers
- Swedish football managers
- Allsvenskan managers
- AIK Fotboll managers