Vahid Hambo (born 3 February 1995) is a Finnish footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as a striker.
Club career Early years Born in Helsinki to Bosnian parents, he played with his local team, HJK's youth sides before switching to Sampdoria's Primavera team. His time in Italy was blighted by injuries, and after two years his contract was terminated by mutual consent, after scoring only once in 23 games.
Ilves and Inter Turku After his departure from Sampdoria, Hambo signed for Ilves in the Finnish second division, Ykkönen. He impressed and was quickly grabbed by Inter Turku in the top-flight Veikkausliiga. His good form continued, but injuries limited his playing time, making only 6 appearances in the league. Despite this, he was hailed as one of Inter's best players.
Brighton Still recovering from a knee injury, Hambo signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Championship, joining fellow Finn Niki Mäenpää. The club's officials stated that Hambo would start playing for the reserve team firstly, to get him known to English football better and help recover from his injury.
SJK On 19 July 2017, Hambo returned to Finland, signing for Veikkausliiga club SJK until the end of the 2018 season.
RoPS Hambo signed with RoPS in August 2018, but left the club again after the season.Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
Astra Giurgiu On 7 February 2019, Vahid Hambo signed a contract, valid for two years and a half, with Romanian side FC Astra Giurgiu.Internaționalul finlandez Vahid Hambo – cel mai nou ”astrist”. afcastragiurgiu.ro
Sūduva On 12 September 2019, he became a member of Lithuanian FK Sūduva Marijampolė.
International career Hambo has appeared for Finnish under 21-side. He was also selected for a match for the senior side in the 2016 Euro's qualifying, but had to withdraw due to his injury.
Career statistics Vahid Hambo, Football Association of Finland
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupsEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIlves2014Ykkönen51––51Inter Turku2015Veikkausliiga6479–1313Brighton & Hove Albion2015–16Championship0000–002016–17Championship0000–00Total0000––00SJK2017Veikkausliiga7100–712018Veikkausliiga15253–205Total22353––276SJK Akatemia2018Kakkonen12––12RoPS2018Veikkausliiga113––113Astra Giurgiu2018–19Liga I5022–722019–20Liga I1000–10Total6022––82Sūduva2019A Lyga4010–50Lahti2020Veikkausliiga17364–237IFK Mariehamn2021Veikkausliiga18530–2152022Veikkausliiga22261–283Total40791––498VJS2023Kolmonen57––57Career total117303019––14749
Honours Astra Giurgiu Cupa României: Runner-up 2018–19
Individual Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: April 2015Vahid Hambo huhtikuun kuukauden pelaaja
External links
Profile at veikkausliiga.com Vahid Hambo | Twentyfour Management
References