Rebin Asaad (born 31 October 1994) is a Swedish professional

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of Kurdish-Iraqi descent who plays as a

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for

Österlen FF Österlen Fotbollförening is a Swedish football team from Skillinge, Simrishamn Municipality in the Division 1 Södra. They play their matches at the Skillinge Idrottsplats, Skillinge. History Österlen FF is a club formed in 2014, merging th ...

Early life

Asaad was born in

Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is l ...

, Sweden, to

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i parents of

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descent. At age four, his family moved to

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...

where he grew up. Asaad started his football career at a small local club, before joining city giants

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Associatio ...

during his early teens.

Career

Asaad was released by Malmö FF at the end of the 2011 season, since he was not offered a senior contract at the side. In 2012, he played one season with the fourth tier side

BK Olympic BK Olympic is a Swedish football club located in Lindängen which is a residential area of Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, aft ...

. In early 2013, Asaad signed a contract with

Ängelholms FF Ängelholms FF is a football club based in Ängelholm, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Ängelholms IP. The club was formed in 1976 as a merger between Ängelholms IF and Skörpinge GIF. T ...

Superettan Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with All ...

. He was used sparingly in his first season at the club, before breaking in to the starting eleven in 2014. Across three full seasons at Ängelholm, Asaad made 63 appearances, scoring 3 goals. Ahead of the 2016 season, Asaad went on trial with Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish first division. After a week of training, manager

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however did not offer Asaad a contract. Instead, he signed with

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish Spo ...

in Superettan. In 2016, he played 21 games as a central midfielder, scoring once, as Halmstad won a promotion to Allsvenskan. Asaad was used sparingly during the first half of the 2017 season. He only featured five times as a substitute when Halmstad returned to top flight football. On 23 July 2017, Asaad moved to

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

, reportedly on a free transfer. Asaad signed a 1.5-year contract, with an option for a further, with the Stockholm-based club. He made his debut for the side on 13 August, starting as a central midfielder, in a 2–2 home draw against

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön ...

. In 2018, Asaad was used sparingly by Hammarby without making any league appearances. On 11 August, he got sent on loan for the remainder of the season to affiliated club

IK Frej IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in Division 4, the sixth tier in Swedish football. Background IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 ...

in Superettan. Asaad left Hammarby in December 2018 upon the expiration of his contract. On 26 January 2021, Asaad moved to

Lunds BK Lunds BK is a football club from Lund, Sweden founded in 1919. The club currently plays in Division 1 Södra. Despite their relative success Lunds BK has never competed in the Allsvenskan or Superettan, but has played nine seasons in the sec ...

International career

During 2015, Asaad attracted interest from the

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. He was called up to train with the side on several occasions the same year. Asaad was called up to the preliminary Iraqi under-23 squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. However, he did not feature in the main tournament after being dropped from the squad by manager

Abdul Ghani Shahad Abdul-Ghani Shahad (born 7 March 1968) is an Iraqi professional football coach and former player who is current manager of Naft Al-Wasat SC in the Iraqi Premier League. Abdul-Ghani started his playing career at Al-Najaf FC and remained a one ...

. Rebin Asaad earned his first call-up to the Iraqi senior national team in October 2017, ahead of a friendly against Syria on 13 November.

Personal life

Alan Asaad, his younger brother born in 1998, is also a professional footballer playing for

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 making ...

, Sweden's second tier. His older brother Nazad Asaad, born in 1988, is a retired footballer that belonged to the academy of

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between 2005 and 2007 and later went on to make 3 appearances in the Polish

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

for

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics and in the past ic ...

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