Osama Jabbar Shafeeq Rashid ( ar, أسامة رشيد; born 17 January 1992) is an Iraqi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Iraq national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in

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, Iraq, Rashid joined

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in 1999 from ZOB, an amateur club from Zuidoostbeemster. He spent more than a decade with the youth setup of the club and was part of one of the most promising crops of players to ever graduate from the academy in recent years. Other graduates included

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, and

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amongst others. Rashid suffered an Injury in the

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which prevented him from training with the first which he believes affected his chances with the first team. Rashid was not offered a professional contract once he turned 18 years old and therefore did not continue his career with Feyenoord.

Den Bosch and failed transfer to Werder Bremen

Rashid signed for

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following his release from Feyenoord. He played the 2011–12 season in the

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, the second division of professional football in the Netherlands. He played 12 times scoring twice while Den Bosch finished sixth in the league and failed to qualify to the

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. Rashid left Den Bosch at the end of the season. In 2012,

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, a former

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player who was coach of Iraq at the time, arranged a trial for Rashid at the

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club. He was invited for another trial and was ultimately offered a contract by Werder Bremen, which he turned down citing his desire to finish his studies. Rashid has since stated that negotiations between Feyenoord and Werder Bremen had failed even though Feyenoord were not entitled to financial compensation.

Excelsior Maassluis

Looking for more game time, Rashid signed for third tier side

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for the 2012–13 season. He played 20 times scoring five goals in the league.

Alphense Boys

In 2013, Rashid signed for Alphense Boys in the fifth tier of Dutch football. Having played 34 matches in which he scored 15 goals, he left the club at the end of the 2014–15 season to join

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in Portugal.

Farense

Rashid signed for

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in the second-highest Portuguese division. He made his debut on 8 August 2015 against Académico Viseu. He scored his first goal against

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on matchday 7. Rashid was a regular in the team making league 41 appearances, scoring 6 times. He then received an offer from Bulgaria, allowing him to play in a top division of a country for the first time in his career.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Rashid finally got his share of top flight football after signing for Bulgarian side

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. He made his debut as a late substitute against

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on matchday 3. Rashid left Bulgaria quickly as he failed to adjust to life there and returned to Portugal joining

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Santa Clara

Rashid's signing was announced by

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side Santa Clara on 24 January 2017. He made his debut for Santa Clara as a second-half substitute in a match versus

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on 12 February. He had his first start on three days later in 2–0 win against Cova Piedade and scored his first goal. The team finished the season in 10th position, missing out on promotion. At the start of the following season, Rashid scored in his first matches of the season in both the

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and the league. He then scored three more goals in the following three games, to start the season scoring in each of the first four league games. He registered his first assist on 9 September against CF União Madeira in his team's 2–1 win. Rashid was injured in January and it took him almost three months to recover, he returned to action against

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, assisting twice in a 3–3 draw. Rashid then scored in the next two games, against Famalicão and Oliveirense to help Santa Clara win promotion and reach

. In his first season in the Portuguese top flight. Osama scored three and assisted another three in his first six games of the season. He started the first 14 games playing as a left, centre, or defensive midfielder. He missed the next four games on international duty at the

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, in which Iraq was knocked out in the round of sixteen by eventual champions Qatar. On the matchday 21 fixture against Boavista Osama ruptured his knee ligament and was subbed off in the 31st minute. He missed five games due to injury, before returning as a second-half substitute against

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. He ended the domestic season with 25 games, 7 goals, and six assists while Santa Clara finished in 10th place with 42 points.

Gaziantep

On 23 January 2021, Rashid signed with Turkish club

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Khor Fakkan

On 8 June 2021, Rashid signed with UAE club

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International career

Netherlands U-17

Having moved to the Netherlands as a child, Rashid was eligible and played for the Netherlands U17 team representing them 11 times. He was part of the squad that played the

reaching the final of the tournament which was lost to Germany. Rashid made two appearances for the dutch U19 team.

Iraq national team

Rashid switched allegiance to his birth country of Iraq, when the national team was managed by former Brazilian footballer Zico, and made his debut in a 6–0 defeat to

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. He was called up to the

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where Iraq finished 4th. Rashid was mainly overlooked in the following four years, making sporadic appearances as Iraq went through six managers in four years. Nonetheless, Iraq's manager

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brought Rashid back to the team for the

. He played a disappointing 45 minutes in Iraq's first game, a 3–2 win against Vietnam, and did not feature the rest of the tournament as Iraq were knocked out in the round of 16 by eventual champions

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Personal life

Osama has a degree in Sports Marketing, and is a fan of Spanish club

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Career statistics

Honours

International *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rashid, Osama 1992 births Living people People from Kirkuk Dutch people of Iraqi descent Iraqi footballers Dutch footballers Association football midfielders Iraq international footballers Netherlands youth international footballers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Liga Portugal 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players UAE Pro League players Feyenoord players FC Den Bosch players Excelsior Maassluis players Alphense Boys players S.C. Farense players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players C.D. Santa Clara players Gaziantep F.K. footballers Khor Fakkan Sports Club players F.C. Vizela players Iraqi expatriate footballers Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates