Pashang Abdulla
Iraqi footballer (born 1994)
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Pashang Abdulla (Sorani Kurdish: پاشەنگ عەبدوڵڵا; born 29 May 1994) is an Iraqi Kurdish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Iraq Stars League club Duhok SC and the Iraq national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Erbil, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duhok | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Värmdö IF | 26 | (6) |
| 2015 | IFK Stockholm | 18 | (6) |
| 2016 | Spårvägens FF | 7 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | IFK Aspudden-Tellus | 47 | (18) |
| 2019 | Karlbergs BK | 24 | (26) |
| 2020 | Sollentuna FK | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | IFK Haninge | 14 | (5) |
| 2021 | Piteå IF | 30 | (20) |
| 2022 | Dalkurd FF | 25 | (8) |
| 2023 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 12 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Degerfors IF | 21 | (5) |
| 2024–2026 | Duhok | 45 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Iraq | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Club career
Abdulla started his senior playing career at the age of 14,[2] as he went on to feature for several teams from the Stockholm metropolitan area,[2][3] before joining Karlbergs BK for the 2019 season.[2]
Having scored 26 goals in 24 matches for the side, Abdulla joined IFK Haninge for the 2020 season.[2] However, due to injuries, he scored just five goals in 14 matches, and was released at the end of the year.[2]
On 19 January 2021, Abdulla officially signed for newly promoted Ettan Norra side Piteå IF,[4] penning his first full-time professional contract.[2] On 11 October, he scored all of his side's goals in a 4–4 league draw against Umeå FC.[5] Throughout the 2021 season, he established himself as one of the best players in the Swedish third tier,[2][6] eventually becoming Ettan Norra's joint top scorer for the year (together with Rodin Deprem).[6][7]
In January 2022, Abdulla joined newly promoted Superettan side Dalkurd FF.[2]
On 6 February 2023, he officially signed for fellow second-tier club Jönköpings Södra IF.[8][9] Throughout the first half of the 2023 season, the striker rose to prominence as one of the league's best performers,[10][11] having scored eight goals in 12 matches.[11]
On 6 July 2023, Abdulla officially joined Allsvenskan side Degerfors IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the end of 2025 with the club.[12][13] Two days later, he made his top-tier debut, starting and playing full 90 minutes in a 2–1 league win over Brommapojkarna.[14] The forward stayed with Degerfors IF following their relegation at the end of the 2024 season; however, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 21 May 2024, after falling out with manager William Lundin.[15][16]
On 24 July 2024, Abdulla joined Iraq Stars League club Duhok on a free transfer.[17][18]
International career
After going through the bureaucratic process to obtain his Iraqi citizenship,[19] in June 2023 Abdulla received his first call-up to the Iraq senior national team by head coach Jesús Casas.[19][20] He then made his full international debut on 16 June, starting in a friendly match against Colombia, which ended in a 1–0 loss.[21][22]