Henok Goitom

Henok Goitom

Goitom playing for AIK in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth	Solna, Sweden
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current team	AIK
Number	36
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–	AIK	0	(0)
National team‡
2005–2006	Sweden U21	13	(4)
2015–	Eritrea	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:29, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Henok Goitom (Tigrinya: ሄኖከ ጎይትኦም^?/Arabic: هينوك غويتوم‎‎; born 22 September 1984) is an Eritrean professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for AIK Fotboll.

Of Eritrean ancestry, Goitom was born in Solna, in the , and raised in nearby .

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 equalizer against Inter Milan.

Subsequently, Goitom served a two-year loan in the Spanish second division with Ciudad de Murcia. He netted 15 league goals during his second season.

In 2007, Goitom was released by Udinese and signed a four-year deal with neighbouring Real Murcia, for €3 million. On 14 July, he was officially unveiled.

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.