Ahmed Qasem (Arabic: أحمد قاسم, romanizedʾAḥmad Qāsim pronounced [ˈ(ʔ)aħmad ˈqaː.sɪm]; born 12 July 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swedish allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.

Ahmed Qasem
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
IF Elfsborg
Number 18
Youth career
LSW IF[1]
2018 Motala AIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Motala AIF 54 (8)
2021– IF Elfsborg 67 (7)
International career
2020 Sweden U17 3 (2)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 10 (3)
2023–2024 Sweden U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:28, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

International career

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Born in Sweden, Qasem is of Iraqi descent.[2] He has represented Sweden internationally at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "18. Ahmed Qasem" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "على الطاولة .. أسماء مهمة من ثلاث قارات قد تُدعِّم كتيبة الأولمبي العراقي في مشواره القادم – IQ-PRO" (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Ahmed Qasem at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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