Nazad Asaad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Erbil, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Trollhättan | |||
| 2002–2005 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2005–2007 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | ŁKS Łódź | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | AIF Barrikaden | ||
| 2010 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | ||
| 2013 | Kulladals FF | ||
| 2014 | BW 90 IF | ||
| 2017 | GLKS Kamiennik | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nazad Asaad (born 4 February 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and winger.
Career
[edit]Asaad was born in Erbil, Iraq, to a Kurdish family.[2]
He was in the Malmö FF youth academy before joining Italian club Udinese in 2005, where he played for the under-19 team for two seasons.[2]
He signed with Polish side ŁKS Łódź in 2007.[2] In his first season at the club, he played in the youth football league Młoda Ekstraklasa.[2] In his second season he made three Ekstraklasa appearances and seven cup appearances, before deciding to end his professional playing career and become a medical doctor.[2]
In 2009 Asaad was playing for AIF Barrikaden in Division 5, the Swedish seventh tier.[3]
For the 2010 season he moved to IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.[4] He helped LB07 beat Landskrona BoIS in the Svenska Cupen scoring the goal in a 1–0 win.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Asaad studied medicine in Wrocław.[2] As of April 2019, he was working in a hospital in Karlskoga, Sweden.[2]
Style of play
[edit]A winger, Asaad was known for his speed and dribbling.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nazad Asaad at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cimoszko, Kuba (15 April 2019). "Nażad Asaad. Od piłkarza do lekarza" [Nażad Asaad. From Footballer to Doctor]. SportoweFakty (in Polish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Cederlund, Christer (18 October 2009). "Nazad Asaad siktar högre" [Nazad Asaad aims higher]. Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ a b Törner, Ole (21 April 2010). "Nazad Asaad sköt LB07 vidare i cupen mot Bois" [Nazad Asaad shot LB07 into the next round of the cup against Bois]. Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Nazad Asaad at WorldFootball.net
- Nazad Asaad at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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