18 Facts About Rashid Mahazi

Rashid Mahazi was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 20 April 1992 to an Australian mother and Dinka Kenyan father.

Rashid Mahazi began his soccer playing for Monash City as a child, where his father was the coach.

Rashid Mahazi became a defensive minded central midfielder but would occasionally play as a right back.

Rashid Mahazi started his junior development at Monash City FC, and progressed through the youth systems of Box Hill United, Dandenong Thunder, before moving to Argentina play with River Plate and Independiente.

Whilst with Independiente, Rashid Mahazi first received public attention in Melbourne after local Herald Sun journalist Matt Windley wrote an article on News.

Rashid Mahazi started in the right central midfield role and was given a yellow card at the 41st minute of the match following a challenge, logging 79 minutes before being substituted for injury returning Guilherme Finkler.

Rashid Mahazi would have to wait four rounds until he could make his second appearance in round six, whilst being on the bench three of those four times.

Rashid Mahazi was to make another eleven A-League appearances for Melbourne, bringing the season total to fourteen, logging a total of 1,046 minutes and twelve starts.

Rashid Mahazi was selected by coach Kevin Muscat to be part of the victory's thirty man squad.

Rashid Mahazi logged a total of 384 minutes, and started in four of these six games, with three being full ninety-minute appearances.

Rashid Mahazi played in both of the Victory's elimination and semi-final games, coming on as a substitute in both, logging a total of 34 minutes in finals football.

Rashid Mahazi did not participate in the 2014 FFA Cup for the Victory.

Rashid Mahazi featured in both matches as a substitute of the Victory's 2015 final series campaign.

Rashid Mahazi was substituted on for Mathieu Delpierre in the 89th minute of the semi-final derby against Melbourne City on 8 May 2015.

Rashid Mahazi featured in the 2015 FFA Cup Final victory against Perth Glory, being substituted on at the 84th minute for Guilherme Finkler.

In total, Rashid Mahazi made 780 passes, won 78 duels, and 110 recoveries throughout the season, and was named as one of the Herald Sun's top 5 unsung heroes of the A-League season.

Days after the club's loss in the grand final, it was reported that Rashid Mahazi was planning to take hiatus from the sport for personal reasons, reportedly turning down a renewal offer from Melbourne as well as two other offers from unnamed clubs.

On 12 May 2017, Melbourne confirmed that Rashid Mahazi was to depart the football club, having made a total of ninety-four appearances in four separate competitions.