Ahmed Qasem

Ahmed Qasem
Qasem in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Ihab Ahmed[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003
Place of birth Motala, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 37
Youth career
LSW IF[2]
2018 Motala AIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Motala AIF 54 (8)
2021–2024 IF Elfsborg 67 (7)
2025– Nashville SC 10 (2)
International career‡
2020 Sweden U17 3 (2)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 10 (3)
2023–2024 Sweden U21 5 (0)
2026– Iraq 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:37, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Ahmed Ihab Ahmed, known as Ahmed Qasem (Arabic: أحمد قاسم, romanized: ʾAḥmad Qāsim pronounced [ˈ(ʔ)aħmad ˈqaː.sɪm]; born 12 July 2003), is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.

Club career

Qasem with Nashville SC in 2025

On 18 February 2025, Qasem signed with Nashville SC.[3] Qasem made his Nashville debut on 22 February 2025 against New England Revolution.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 March 2025 against Portland Timbers.[5]

International career

Qasem represented Sweden internationally at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]

On 11 May 2026, Qasem's request to switch allegiance to Iraq was approved by FIFA.[1] He was called up to the Iraq national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]

On 29 May 2026, Qasem made his senior international debut for Iraq in their pre-World Cup friendly against Andorra, starting the match and playing 65 minutes before being replaced by Jussef Nasrawe as Iraq continued their preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.[8]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Qasem is of Palestinian and Iraqi descent.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "18. Ahmed Qasem" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nashville Soccer Club Signs Swedish Midfielder Ahmed Qasem". Nashville SC.
  4. ↑ "Renasant Recap: Nashville Soccer Club Earns Draw with New England Revolution in 2025 Season Opener". Nashville SC.
  5. ↑ "Renasant Recap: Nashville Soccer Club Blanks Portland 2–0 at GEODIS Park". Nashville SC.
  6. ↑ Ahmed Qasem at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
  7. ↑ "غراهام ارنولد يعلن لكم القائمة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني العراقي لخوض المعسكر التدريبي في إسبانيا قبل المغادرة إلى نهائيات كأس العالم" (Tweet). X. Iraq National Team. 19 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ahmed Qasem: World Cup profile – Nashville SC & Iraq forward". mlssoccer.com. 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "هل سيمثل أحمد قاسم المنتخب العراقي". وطنا نيوز. 9 March 2026.


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