Henok Goitom
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Goitom with AIK in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Degerfors (manager) | ||
| 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) | ||
| 2023–2024 | AIK (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | AIK (interim) | ||
| 2025– | Degerfors | ||
| * 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 manager of Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF.
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.