Career
He currently plays as a goalkeeper for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta and the Iraq national football team Kadhim played one season for Shabab First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Karkh before joining First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Naft. He then secured a move in 2005 to First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta.
Although, playing second to first-choice goalkeeper Noor Sabri, Mohammed Kassid has shown himself to be more than capable of becoming Number 1.
Born in December 1986, Kassid started his career inspired by older brother Wissam Kassid, who keeps goal for Iraqi club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Quwa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jawiya. Like Wissam, Mohammed quickly found fame as a talented keeper and his talent was soon discovered by Bagdad-based club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Karkh, where he cut his teeth as a teenager between 2003 and 2004.
After spending a year with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Naft, he then moved to another capital-based club, six-time Iraqi champions First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta, making 36 appearances for the senior side in three seasons. Kassid"s excellent displays at club level didn"t go unnoticed and he was involved with both the Iraqi U-17 and U-20 sides before earning promotion to the Olympic squad charged with qualifying for Beijing 2008, where he made the No1 shirt his own.
lieutenant was no surprise when he broke into the national senior side under Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira, who guided the team to the title at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Although he was left warming the bench while Sabri excelled throughout Iraq"s triumphant campaign, Kassid didn"t spend his time merely watching. The lessons he learned from Sabri"s heroics benefited his own development and, in the Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, he started for his country in all three games, conceding just one goal and ranking amongst the best players in the tournament statistically (by virtue of the Castrol index). In 2010 he joined Iraqi Super league rivels Arbil Football Club along with club teammate Mustafa Ahmad He was also selected as the second best goalkeeper in Confederations Cup 2009.
In 2012, Mohammed re-joined First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta.
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