Yaser Kasim
Kasim with Swindon Town in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yaser Safa Qasim Al-Qadefaje | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Fulham | ||
| 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 | 119 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Iraq U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Iraq | 18 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2016 |
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Yaser Safa Qasim Al-Qadefaje (Arabic: ياسر قاسم; born 10 May 1991) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town in the English League One and the Iraqi National Football Team.
Born in Karrada, Kasim started his career playing football on the hot tarmac of Baghdad. He moved with his family from Iraq to England at the age of six, and was part of the youth setup at Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur prior to becoming a professional footballer. His first professional contract came with Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 18, but he did not impress and was sent on loan to non-league sides Luton Town and Macclesfield Town. He was released from Brighton in 2013 and signed for Swindon Town.
His career in England started in the youth teams at Premier League side Fulham. A coach at one of the sport centres that Kasim frequented took him to Fulham and he joined the youth setup there but left after a few months and switched to North London club Tottenham Hotspur.
He joined the youth setup at spurs in 2007 and remained until his 18th birthday with the club. He departed the club in the summer of 2010 after turning down a pro contract, claiming that he did not feel the club had the player's best interest in mind. He Joined Brighton and Hove Albion shortly after.
He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 2010, signing a short-term contract until January 2011. On 20 November, Kasim was an unused substitute during the 2–2 draw against Bristol Rovers and during January 2011 it was revealed that he had signed a new short-term contract until 30 June. On 7 May 2011, Kasim made his debut for Brighton starting against Notts County.
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