| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Erbil,Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duhok | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Värmdö IF | 26 | (6) |
| 2015 | IFK Stockholm | 18 | (6) |
| 2016 | Spårvägens FF | 7 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | IFK Aspudden-Tellus | 47 | (18) |
| 2019 | Karlbergs BK | 24 | (26) |
| 2020 | Sollentuna FK | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | IFK Haninge | 14 | (5) |
| 2021 | Piteå IF | 30 | (20) |
| 2022 | Dalkurd FF | 25 | (8) |
| 2023 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 12 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Degerfors IF | 21 | (5) |
| 2024– | Duhok | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Pashang Abdulla (Arabic:باشانغ عبدالله; born 29 May 1994) is anIraqi Kurdish professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-forward forIraq Stars League clubDuhok and theIraq national team.[1]
Abdulla started his senior playing career at the age of 14,[2] as he went on to feature for several teams from theStockholm metropolitan area,[2][3] before joiningKarlbergs BK for the 2019 season.[2]
Having scored 26 goals in 24 matches for the side, Abdulla joinedIFK Haninge for the 2020 season.[2] However, due to injuries, he scored just five goals in 14 matches, and was released at the end of the year.[2]
On 19 January 2021, Abdulla officially signed for newly promotedEttan Norra sidePiteå IF,[4] penning his first full-time professional contract.[2] On 11 October, he scored all of his side's goals in a 4–4 league draw againstUmeå FC.[5] Throughout the 2021 season, he established himself as one of the best players in the Swedish third tier,[2][6] eventually becoming Ettan Norra's joint top scorer for the year (together withRodin Deprem).[6][7]
In January 2022, Abdulla joined newly promotedSuperettan sideDalkurd FF.[2]
On 6 February 2023, he officially signed for fellow second-tier clubJönköpings Södra IF.[8][9] Throughout the first half of the2023 season, the striker rose to prominence as one of the league's best performers,[10][11] having scored eight goals in 12 matches.[11]
On 6 July 2023, Abdulla officially joinedAllsvenskan sideDegerfors IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the end of 2025 with the club.[12][13] Two days later, he made his top-tier debut, starting and playing full 90 minutes in a 2–1league win overBrommapojkarna.[14] The forward stayed with Degerfors IF following their relegation at the end of the 2024 season; however, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 21 May 2024, after falling out with managerWilliam Lundin.[15][16]
On 24 July 2024, Abdulla joinedIraq Stars League clubDuhok on a free transfer.[17][18]
After going through the bureaucratic process to obtain hisIraqi citizenship,[19] in June 2023 Abdulla received his first call-up to theIraq senior national team by head coachJesús Casas.[19][20] He then made his full international debut on 16 June, starting in a friendly match againstColombia, which ended in a 1–0 loss.[21][22]
Born inIraqi Kurdistan,[3] but raised inStockholm,Sweden,[2][3] Abdulla worked as a teacher while playing part-time football during the first part of his career;[2][3] he eventually quit his job after signing his first full-time deal withPiteå IF.[2]
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