Muhammad Al-Qaasimy bin Abdul Rahman is a Singapore international football player who plays as a right-back for club Geylang International in the S.League.
Background
Muhammad Al-Qaasimy bin Abdul Rahman was born to parents, Abdul Rahman, his father, and, Habibullah Aman, his mother, in Singapore. Qaasimy was introduced to football by both his father and brother and claimed it was the only sport introduced to him at a young age.
Career
In November 2014, he was called upon to the Singapore national team for the 2014 AFF Championship, which was his first senior international tournament. He has an elder brother, Al-Kautsar. His passion for football grew from then on and told his father that he wanted to go on and pursue football.
From then on that his father agreed Qaasimy's choice to pursue football and applied to the Singapore Sports School. Early career
Qaasimy started out as a striker before being converted into a right-back during his time in the NFA. He could play on both flanks of the fullback position while being on the right is his main and favourable side. After graduated from the Singapore Sports School, he had a burnout and lost passion for the game and almost quit his football path which he set on while at a very young age.
He agreed to play for the Young Lions when they called him up to sign with them, "giving it a last go" before making a final decision on his career path. From then on, his career as a football player skyrocketed and his passion for the game came back even stronger and decided to remain a football player. Young Lions
Having graduated from Singapore Sports School, Qaasimy joined the Young Lions at the tender age of 18 whilst continuing his studies in Republic Polytechnic, a local tertiary institution.
He was named captain in the 2013 season onwards. LionsXII
On 27 April 2015, it is announced that Al-Qaasimy will sign for Malaysian Super League side, LionsXII. He would only join the team after his SEA Games duties, which saw his country bowed out of the games after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Indonesia U23 side in the last crucial group match. Geylang International FC
In the 2016 season, Al-Qaasimy joined the Eagles from LionsXII. He was often deployed as a left full-back due to Faritz Hameed taking on the right.
Al-Qaasimy was often dubbed by many people, the offensive full-back.