Rashad Muhammed (born 25 September 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Early life

Muhammed was born in France to a Nigerian father. He acquired

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on 22 December 2004, through the collective effect of his father's

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Career

Muhammed is a youth product of

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and began his footballing career in semi-pro leagues in Belgium. After years of issues with agents, injuries, and unpaid wages, Muhammed took a year away from football before moving to Norway with

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. He then moved to

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

where he managed to play in the Europa League. On 14 January 2019, Muhammed signed a contract with

Erzurum BB Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü, is a Turkish professional football club located in Erzurum who plays in the TFF First League, the second tier of Turkish football. Founded in 2005, the colours of club are blue and white. The club started to play fo ...

in the Turkish

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. On 24 July 2024, Muhammed joined Saudi club Al-Jandal.

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1993 births Living people Footballers from Yvelines Nigerian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football wingers Union Namur players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Florø SK players Erzurumspor footballers Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Adanaspor footballers Al-Jandal SC players Eliteserien players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Norway French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub