Adam Rasheed
Danish-Iraqi footballer (born 2006)
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Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed (Arabic: آدَم طَالِب عَبْد الْخَالِق رَشِيد; born 10 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta. Born in Denmark, he represents Iraq internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Sengeløse | ||
| 2016–2018 | Albertslund IF | ||
| 2018–2019 | AB Gladsaxe | ||
| 2019–2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2022–2024 | Aalborg BK | ||
| 2024 | Torino | ||
| 2024–2025 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Maribor | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al-Shorta | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Iraq U20 | ||
| 2025– | Iraq U23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 | |||
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
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup runner-up: 2023[3]