31 Facts About Osama Rashid

Osama Jabbar Shafeeq Rashid is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erbil SC and the Iraq national team.

Osama Rashid 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.

Osama Rashid suffered an Injury in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship which prevented him from training with the first which he believes affected his chances with the first team.

Osama Rashid was not offered a professional contract once he turned 18 years old and therefore did not continue his career with Feyenoord.

Osama Rashid signed for FC Den Bosch following his release from Feyenoord.

Osama Rashid played 12 times scoring twice while Den Bosch finished sixth in the league and failed to qualify to the Eredivisie.

Osama Rashid 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.

Osama Rashid has since stated that negotiations between Feyenoord and Werder Bremen had failed even though Feyenoord were not entitled to financial compensation.

Osama Rashid played 20 times scoring five goals in the league.

In 2013, Osama Rashid signed for Alphense Boys in the fifth tier of Dutch football.

Osama Rashid made his debut on 8 August 2015 against Academico Viseu.

Osama Rashid scored his first goal against Covilha on matchday 7.

Osama Rashid was a regular in the team making league 41 appearances, scoring 6 times.

Osama Rashid then received an offer from Bulgaria, allowing him to play in a top division of a country for the first time in his career.

Osama Rashid finally got his share of top flight football after signing for Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Osama Rashid made his debut as a late substitute against Slavia Sofia on matchday 3.

Osama Rashid's signing was announced by LigaPro side Santa Clara on 24 January 2017.

At the start of the following season, Osama Rashid scored in his first matches of the season in both the cup and the league.

Osama Rashid then scored three more goals in the following three games, to start the season scoring in each of the first four league games.

Osama Rashid then scored in the next two games, against Famalicao and Oliveirense to help Santa Clara win promotion and reach Primeira Liga.

Osama Rashid scored three and assisted another three in his first six games of the season.

Osama Rashid started the first 14 games playing as a left, centre, or defensive midfielder.

Osama Rashid missed the next four games on international duty at the 2019 Asian Cup, in which Iraq was knocked out in the round of sixteen by eventual champions Qatar.

Osama Rashid missed five games due to injury, before returning as a second-half substitute against Vitoria Guimaraes.

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

On 23 January 2021, Osama Rashid signed with Turkish club Gaziantep for.

On 8 June 2021, Osama Rashid signed with UAE club Khor Fakkan.

Osama Rashid was part of the squad that played the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship reaching the final of the tournament which was lost to Germany.

Osama Rashid was called up to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia where Iraq finished 4th.

Osama Rashid was mainly overlooked in the following four years, making sporadic appearances as Iraq went through six managers in four years.

Osama Rashid has a degree in Sports Marketing, and is a fan of Spanish club Real Madrid.