Yaser Kasim

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Yaser Kasim
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Personal information
Full name Yaser Safa Qasim Al-Qadefaje
Date of birth (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2010 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2012 → Luton Town (loan) 11 (1)
2013 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013– Swindon Town 99 (5)
International career‡
2012–2016 Iraq U23 1 (0)
2014– Iraq 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Yaser Safa Qasim Al-Qadefaje (Arabic: ياسر قاسم‎‎) , born 10 May 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq is an Iraqi footballer who plays as midfielder for Swindon Town in the English League One. Kasim has been nominated to and crowned in many English, Iraqi, Arab and Asian awards. In 2015, Kasim was chosen as Iraq's player of the year 2015.[1]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in Karrada, Kasim started his career playing football on the hot tarmac of Baghdad. His career in England started in the youth teams at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. He departed the club in the summer of 2010.[2]

Brighton & Hove Albion

He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 2010, signing a short-term contract until January 2011.[3] On 20 November, Kasim was an unused substitute during the 2–2 draw against Bristol Rovers[4] and during January 2011 it was revealed that he had signed a new short-term contract until 30 June.[5] On 7 May 2011, Kasim made his debut for Brighton starting against Notts County.[6]

On 21 May 2013, Kasim was released by Brighton.[7]

Luton loan spell

On 12 July 2012, Kasim joined Conference Premier side Luton Town on a six month loan deal.[8] He played as a defensive midfielder through Luton's pre-season games, establishing himself as a first-team regular, and debuted for the club on 11 August in a 2–2 draw with Gateshead.[9][10]

Macclesfield loan spell

On 8 February 2013, Kasim joined Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town on an initial one-month loan.[11]

Swindon Town

Yaser signed a three-year deal with Swindon Town after a trial with the club. On 30 August 2014, he captained his team against Coventry City due to the ban imposed on Nathan Thompson to become the first ever Iraqi player to captain a club in the English Professional leagues.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2010–11 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
→ Luton Town (loan) 2012 Conference 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
→ Macclesfield Town (loan) 2013 Conference 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Swindon Town 2013–14 League One 37 2 1 0 3 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 45 2
2014–15 League One 35 2 1 0 2 1 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 41 3
2015–16 League One 27 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 29 1
2016–17 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 116 6 4 0 6 1 7 0 133 6
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Play-Offs

International

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2014 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh  Oman 1–0 1–1 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
2. 12 January 2015 Lang Park, Brisbane  Jordan 1–0 1–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3. 31 March 2015 Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah  DR Congo 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

International

Iraq national football team

Individual

References

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