Navid Rahman

Navid Rahman (born 26 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario and the Pakistan national team.

Navid Rahman
Personal information
Full name Navid Rahman
Date of birth (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Woodbridge Strikers
Youth career
Brampton Youth SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Niagara Purple Eagles 24 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 ProStars FC 19 (2)
2017 Komárno 6 (0)
2018 Achilles '29 0 (0)
2018–2019 ProStars FC 12 (0)
2019 North Mississauga SC 5 (0)
2021 1812 FC Barrie 11 (3)
2022 Blue Devils FC 8 (0)
2023– Woodbridge Strikers 1 (0)
International career‡
2018– Pakistan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 16, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2019

Club career

In 2016–17, Rahman played in League1 Ontario for ProStars FC, making a total of 19 appearances and scoring two goals.[1][2]

In the summer of 2017, Rahman signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club Komárno alongside his brother Adel Rahman.[3] In 2018, he joined Dutch club Achilles '29.[4]

Rahman returned to League1 Ontario in Canada in the summer of 2018, and made five appearances for ProStars that season.[5] In the winter of 2018–19, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Italy AC.[6] In 2019, he made seven league appearances before leaving mid-season.[7] In mid 2019, Rahman switched to North Mississauga SC, making five league appearances and two in the playoffs.[8] In 2021, he joined 1812 FC Barrie.[4]

In 2022, he played with Blue Devils FC. In 2023, he played with the Woodbridge Strikers.[9]

International career

Rahman made his debut for the Pakistan national football team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Palestine on 16 November 2018.[10]

Rahman was in the starting line up for Pakistan's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off match against Cambodia.

Personal life

Rahman was born in Germany to Pakistani parents, and moved to Canada at a young age.[3] He played youth soccer for Brampton Youth SC.[11]

References
  1. "Navid Rahman 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Navid Rahman 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. Juzenas, Frank (18 September 2017). "Brampton's Rahman brothers find a home playing pro soccer in Slovakia". Brampton Guardian.
  4. de Brouwer, Arnaud (8 November 2021). "Interview of Navid Rahman (pakistanese football player)". Jurisportiva.
  5. "Navid Rahman 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "2018-2019 Italy AC Roster". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. "ProStars FC Statistics". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. "Navid Rahman 2019". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. "Navid Rahman 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. "Spirited Pakistan edged out by Palestine [The News] – FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)". www.footballpakistan.com.
  11. "Canada-based Midfielders to attend PAK Football team camp". Football Pakistan. November 5, 2018.


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