| Ameen Al-Dakhil | |
| Full Name: | Ameen Al-Dakhil |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Baghdad, Iraq[1] |
| Height: | 1.87m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kortenaken |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hoegaarden-Outgaarden |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Tienen |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Anderlecht |
| Youthyears5: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs5: | Standard Liège |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Standard Liège |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Sint-Truiden |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Burnley |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 23:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC) |
Ameen Al-Dakhil (ar|أمين الدخيل; born 6 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Iraq, he plays for the Belgium national team.
Al-Dakhil was born in Iraq, and moved to Belgium with his family at the age of 5, as a refugee during the Iraq War. He began playing football with the youth academies of Kortenaken, Hoegaarden-Outgaarden, Tienen, Anderlecht and Standard Liège.[3] Originally a striker, Al-Dakhil was then converted to a centre-back.[4]
Al-Dakhil made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 23 July 2021, in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A tie with Genk.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Al-Dakhil moved to fellow Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[6]
On 13 January 2023, Al-Dakhil joined English side Burnley for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[7] On 31 January 2024, he scored his first goal for Burnley against Manchester City in a 3–1 defeat, becoming the first player born in Iraq to score in the Premier League.[8]
On 27 August 2024, Al-Dakhil signed for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[9]
Born in Iraq, Al-Dakhil was raised in Belgium and holds a Belgian citizenship. He has been a youth international for Belgium, having represented the under-17, under-18 and under-21 national teams.
In October 2020, he was called up to represent the Iraqi squad at the AFC U-19 Championship, but the tournament was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Standard Liège | 2021–22[12] | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Sint-Truidense | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Burnley | 2022–23 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0! | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | |||
| Belgium | 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|