Navid Rahman (born 26 May 1996) is a professional

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who plays for the

Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodbridge, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014. The team plays home ga ...

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and the Pakistan national team.

Club career

In 2016–17, Rahman played in

for ProStars FC, making a total of 19 appearances and scoring two goals. In the summer of 2017, Rahman signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club

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alongside his brother Adel Rahman. In 2018, he joined Dutch club

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...

. Rahman returned to

in Canada in the summer of 2018, and made five appearances for ProStars that season. In the winter of 2018–19, he played

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in the Arena Premier League with Italy AC. In 2019, he made seven league appearances before leaving mid-season. In mid 2019, Rahman switched to

North Mississauga SC North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. The team plays ho ...

, making five league appearances and two in the playoffs. In 2021, he joined

1812 FC Barrie 1812 FC Barrie (also known as 1812 FC) was a Canadian semi-professional soccer club that played in League1 Ontario in 2021. In their sole season of operation, the club played home matches at Terry Fox Stadium in Brampton, Ontario. The team was ...

. In 2022, he played with

Blue Devils FC Blue Devils Football Club (formerly known as Oakville Blue Devils FC) is a semi-professional soccer club based in Oakville, Ontario. The senior men's and women's teams currently compete in League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. History ...

. In 2023, he played with the

International career

Rahman made his debut for the

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in a 2–1 friendly loss to

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on 16 November 2018. Rahman was in the starting line up for Pakistan's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off match against

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Personal life

Rahman was born in Germany to Pakistani parents, and moved to Canada at a young age. He played youth soccer for Brampton Youth SC.

References

External links

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Niagara Purple Eagles profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Navid Living people 1996 births Men's association football midfielders Canadian soccer players Pakistani footballers Footballers from Hesse Footballers from Frankfurt Pakistani emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian expatriate soccer players Pakistani expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer players KFC Komárno players Achilles '29 players League1 Ontario players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Tweede Divisie players Pakistan men's international footballers 1812 FC Barrie players North Mississauga SC players Soccer players from Brampton ProStars FC players Blue Devils FC players Woodbridge Strikers players