Rebin Asaad

Rebin Asaad (born 31 October 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer of Kurdish-Iraqi descent who plays as a midfielder for Torns IF.[1]

Rebin Asaad
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994
Place of birth Trollhättan, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Torns IF
Number 18
Youth career
–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 BK Olympic
2013–2015 Ängelholms FF 63 (3)
2016–2017 Halmstads BK 26 (1)
2017–2018 Hammarby IF 10 (0)
2018 → IK Frej (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Varbergs BoIS 21 (0)
2020– Torns IF 20 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:33, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Asaad was born in Trollhättan, Sweden, to Iraqi parents[2] of Kurdish descent.[3] At age four, his family moved to Malmö where he grew up. Asaad started his football career at a small local club, before joining city giants Malmö FF during his early teens.[4]

Career

Asaad was released by Malmö FF at the end of the 2011 season, since he was not offered a senior contract at the side. In 2012, he played one season with the fourth tier side BK Olympic.[4]

In early 2013, Asaad signed a contract with Ängelholms FF in Superettan. He was used sparingly in his first season at the club, before breaking in to the starting eleven in 2014. Across three full seasons at Ängelholm, Asaad made 63 appearances, scoring 3 goals.[5]

Ahead of the 2016 season, Asaad went on trial with Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish first division.[6] After a week of training, manager Henrik Larsson however did not offer Asaad a contract.[7] Instead, he signed with Halmstads BK in Superettan. In 2016, he played 21 games as a central midfielder, scoring once, as Halmstad won a promotion to Allsvenskan.[8] Asaad was used sparingly during the first half of the 2017 season. He only featured five times as a substitute when Halmstad returned to top flight football.

On 23 July 2017, Asaad moved to Hammarby IF, reportedly on a free transfer.[9] Asaad signed a 1.5-year contract, with an option for a further, with the Stockholm-based club.[10] He made his debut for the side on 13 August, starting as a central midfielder, in a 2–2 home draw against Östersund.[11]

In 2018, Asaad was used sparingly by Hammarby without making any league appearances. On 11 August, he got sent on loan for the remainder of the season to affiliated club IK Frej in Superettan.[12] Asaad left Hammarby in December 2018 upon the expiration of his contract.[13]

International career

During 2015, Asaad attracted interest from the Iraqi national football team. He was called up to train with the side on several occasions the same year.[5]

Asaad was called up to the preliminary Iraqi under-23 squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. However, he did not feature in the main tournament after being dropped from the squad by manager Abdul Ghani Shahad.[14]

Rebin Asaad earned his first call-up to the Iraqi senior national team in October 2017, ahead of a friendly against Syria on 13 November.[15]

Personal life

Alan Asaad, his younger brother born in 1998, is also a professional footballer playing for Degerfors IF in Superettan, Sweden's second tier.[16] His older brother Nazad Asaad, born in 1988, is a retired footballer that belonged to the academy of Udinese Calcio in Serie A between 2005 and 2007 and later went on to make 3 appearances in the Polish Ekstraklasa for ŁKS Łódź.[17]

References
  1. "Rebin Asaad". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "Irak vill ha mittfältare från Elfsborg och Ängelholm". Fotbollskanalen. February 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ""Alltid trott stenhårt på att jag har mitt öde i mina egna händer"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "Rebin Asaad: "Det kom som en chock"". Ttela. May 30, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  5. "Löftet från Malmö kan bli ett namn för Rio". Sydsvenskan. March 12, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. "Rebin Asaad: "Helsingborg skulle passa mig perfekt"". Helsingborgs Dagblad. January 11, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. "Helsingborgs IF nobbar Rawez Lawan och Rebin Asaad". Fotbolltransfers.com. January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  8. "Rebin Asaad till Hammarby". Halmstads BK. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. "HBK släpper Rebin Asaad – gratis". Hallandsposten BK. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  10. "Hammarby värvar Rebin Asaad". Hammarby IF. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  11. "Bittert men hoppingivande kryss mot ÖFK". Hammarby Fotboll. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. "Rebin Asaad på lån till IK Frej". Hammarby Fotboll. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  13. "Ingen förlängning med Rebin Asaad". Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. "Inget OS för ex-ÄFF:aren". Helsingborgs Dagblad. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  15. "Rebin Asaad uttagen i Iraks landslag". Hammarby Fotboll. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  16. "Degerfors IF har skrivit kontrakt med mittfältstalang". Degerfors IF. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  17. "Nazad Asaad siktar högre". Skånska Dagbladet. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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