Ahmed Qasem
Iraqi footballer
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Ahmed Ihab Ahmed, known as Ahmed Qasem (Arabic: أحمد قاسم, romanized: ʾAḥmad Qāsim pronounced [ˈ(ʔ)aħmad ˈqaː.sɪm]; born 12 July 2003), is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Full name
Ahmed Ihab Ahmed[1]
Date of birth
12 July 2003
Place of birth
Motala, Sweden
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
.jpg) Qasem in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Ihab Ahmed[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Motala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nashville SC | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LSW IF[2] | |||
| 2018 | Motala AIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Motala AIF | 54 | (8) |
| 2021–2024 | IF Elfsborg | 67 | (7) |
| 2025– | Nashville SC | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:37, 1 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
International career
Born in Sweden, Qasem is of Palestinian and Iraqi descent.[3][4] He has represented Sweden internationally at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[5] On 11 May 2026, Qasem's request to switch allegiance to Iraq was approved by FIFA.[1] He was called up to the Iraq national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6]