Robin Tihi
_08_(cropped).jpg) Tihi in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Amin Tihi | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Danderyd, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahli | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Vasalunds IF | ||
| 2014–2020 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | AIK | 26 | (1) |
| 2021 | → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al Ahli Doha | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Finland U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Robin Amin Tihi (born 16 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. Born in Sweden, Tihi represents Finland internationally.
Club career
[edit]Early Career and AIK
[edit]Tihi began playing football in the youth sector of Vasalunds IF in 2007. In 2014, he joined the youth academy of AIK.
Tihi made his senior debut with AIK first team in Allsvenskan in the 2020 season, ultimately making 13 league appearances in the season and scoring once.
For the 2021 season, he was loaned out to Superettan club AFC Eskilstuna.
On 26 January 2022, Tihi joined Värnamo on a season-long loan.[1]
Al Ahli
[edit]On 14 August 2023, Tihi left AIK after signing a five-year deal with Qatar Stars League club Al-Ahli Doha, for a reported fee of €1.7 million.[2] He made his debut on September 29, 2023, scoring in a 4–2 win over Muaither.[3] He went on to play 18 matches in the league that season, scoring two goals as Al Ahli finished in 10th place, just outside the relegation zone.[4]
International career
[edit]Tihi is eligible to represent Finland, Sweden and Morocco. He originally represented the Sweden U16s, before switching to represent the Finland U21 national team.[5]
Tihi made his full international debut for Finland senior national team on 12 January 2023, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly loss against Estonia.[6]
On 19 November 2023, it was reported in Finnish media, that Tihi had declined an invitation to the Finland U21 for the 2025 UEFA Euro under-21 championship qualifying matches.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Tihi was born in Sweden to a Finnish mother and Moroccan father. He attended the Finnish school in Stockholm and speaks Finnish fluently. His younger sister Bianca has played football in AIK youth team, and represented Sweden and Morocco at youth international level.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 19 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Al Ahli Doha | 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen and Qatari Stars Cup
- ^ Includes Qatar Emir Cup
International
[edit]- As of 12 January 2023
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "ROBIN TIHI ÄR KLAR FÖR IFK VÄRNAMO" (Press release) (in Swedish). Värnamo. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Lähde: Huuhkajat-lupaukselle miljoonasiirto, suuntana Lähi-Itä" (in Finnish). MTV Finland. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Al Ahli 4-2 Muaither SC :: Stars League Catar 2023/2024 :: Match Events :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.
- ^ "Tables - Stars League - Qatar - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Striden om AIK-talangen: "Oron finns alltid"". Aftonbladet. July 2020.
- ^ "International Friendly – Finland 0–1 Estonia". Soccerway.
- ^ Luottopuolustaja kieltäytyi kutsusta maajoukkueeseen – "Robin teki oman päätöksen". Turun Sanomat. 19 November 2023.
- ^ Tukholman varjoissa kasvaa Suomessa tuntematon huippulupaus, joka voi valita maajoukkueensa, Kaleva, 30 June 2020
- ^ Bianca Tihi, playmakerstats
- ^ Robin Tihi at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Robin Tihi at WorldFootball.net
- AIK Profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Danderyd Municipality
- Finnish people of Moroccan descent
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Swedish people of Moroccan descent
- Finnish men's footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Footballers from Stockholm County
- Men's association football central defenders
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Vasalunds IF players
- AIK Fotboll players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- IFK Värnamo players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen