Adam Rasheed

Adam Rasheed
Personal information
Full name Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed
Date of birth (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2015 Sengeløse
2016–2018 Albertslund IF
2018–2019 AB Gladsaxe
2019–2022 Nordsjælland
2022–2024 Aalborg BK
2024 Torino
2024– Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Maribor 0 (0)
International career
2023– Iraq U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2024

Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed (Arabic: آدَم طَالِب عَبْد الْخَالِق رَشِيد; born 10 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. Born in Denmark, he represents Iraq internationally at youth level.

Early life

Rasheed was born on 10 July 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Lithuanian mother and an Iraqi father, who moved to Denmark in 1996 as a political refugee.[2] He attended high school in Aalborg.[3]

Club career

On 6 August 2024, Rasheed signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor on a free transfer from Torino.[4][5]

International career

Rasheed was part of the Iraq under-20 team that reached the final of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[3] With the same team, he also appeared at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he played the full 90 minutes in all three group stage matches.[6]

Honours

Iraq U20

References

  1. ^ a b "Adam Rasheed". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "رفض الدنمارك لعيون الأسود.. آدم رشيد موهبة العراق الجديدة". winwin.com (in Arabic). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Jensen, Kenneth (8 April 2023). "AaB'er spillede stor finale: Instagram gik amok". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Maribor ima novega branilca: Podpisal je član mlade reprezentance Iraka" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Adam Rasheed v vijoličastem do 2026" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "V Ljudskem vrtu so naposled le sprejeli odločitev: Adam Rasheed je mesec dni po dokazovanju v vijoličastem postal član Maribora". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.