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Henok Goitom
File:Henok Goitom (vs. Elfsborg, 2014) (cropped 2).jpg
Goitom with AIK in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Solna, Sweden[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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.

Early life

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Goitom was born in Solna, Stockholm, and raised in the nearby Husby district. His parents were born in Eritrea.[2][3]

Club career

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Udinese

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

International career

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Sweden

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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.[30][31][32] 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.[33]

Eritrea

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In September 2015, aged 30, Goitom made an official request to FIFA for permission to play for Eritrea.[34] He made his debut on 10 October, in a 2–0 home loss to Botswana for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[35][36] He scored in the return leg, in a final 5–1 aggregate defeat.[37]

Coaching career

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Goitom announced his retirement after the 2021 season, aged 37.[38] On 19 August 2022, he was appointed interim manager of his last club.[39]

On 8 July 2025, Goitom became head coach of Degerfors IF, newly promoted from the Superettan.[40] Five days later, his team lost 3–0 at AIK.[41]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2003–04[42] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2004–05[42] Serie A 1 1 1 0 — 2 1
2005–06[42] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2006–07[42] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 1 1 0 — 2 1
Ciudad Murcia (loan) 2005–06[42] Segunda División 37 8 0 0 — 37 8
2006–07[42] Segunda División 38 15 0 0 — 38 15
Total 75 23 0 0 — 75 23
Murcia 2007–08[42] La Liga 31 2 2 0 — 33 2
Valladolid (loan) 2008–09[42] La Liga 29 10 2 1 — 31 11
Almería 2009–10[42] La Liga 21 1 0 0 — 21 1
2010–11[42] La Liga 26 1 5 2 — 31 3
2011–12[42] Segunda División 31 6 3 1 — 34 7
Total 78 8 8 3 — 86 11
AIK 2012[43] Allsvenskan 9 1 1 0 2 1 12 2
2013[43] Allsvenskan 27 8 3 1 — 30 9
2014[43] Allsvenskan 28 12 1 1 4 1 33 14
2015[43] Allsvenskan 29 18 4 3 6 6 39 27
Total 93 39 9 5 12 8 114 52
Getafe 2015–16[42] La Liga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2016[44] Major League Soccer 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
AIK 2017[44][43] Allsvenskan 24 5 2 1 5 1 31 7
2018[44][43] Allsvenskan 30 12 6 1 4 0 40 13
2019[44][43] Allsvenskan 30 11 5 1 8 3 43 15
2020[44][43] Allsvenskan 29 8 4 2 0 0 33 10
2021[43] 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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[44]

National team Year Apps Goals
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
1. 13 October 2015 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
1–0
1–3
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]

Honours

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AIK

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