Adam Rasheed

Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed (Arabic: آدَم طَالِب عَبْد الْخَالِق رَشِيد; born 10 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. Born in Denmark, he represents Iraq internationally at youth level.

Adam Rasheed

Personal information
Full name	Adam Talib Abdulkhaleq Rasheed
Date of birth	(2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Frederiksberg, Denmark[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Maribor
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2015	Sengeløse
2016–2018	Albertslund IF
2018–2019	AB Gladsaxe
2019–2022	Nordsjælland
2022–2024	Aalborg BK
2024	Torino
2024–	Maribor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Maribor	2	(0)
International career
2023–2024	Iraq U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2025

Early life

Rasheed was born on 10 July 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Lithuanian mother and an Iraqi father, who moved to Denmark in 1996 as a political refugee.^[2] He attended high school in Aalborg.^[3]

Club career

On 6 August 2024, Rasheed signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor on a free transfer from Torino.^[4][5]

International career

Rasheed was part of the Iraq under-20 team that reached the final of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.^[3] With the same team, he also appeared at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he played the full 90 minutes in all three group stage matches.^[6]

Honours

Iraq U20

• AFC U-20 Asian Cup runner-up: 2023^[3]