Jonathan Ayola Ursin Rasheed (born 21 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swedish club Värnamo.[1] Born in Sweden, he is a citizen of Norway and Nigeria.[2]

Jonathan Rasheed
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ayola Ursin Rasheed
Date of birth (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Värnamo
Number 1
Youth career
Kortedala
GAIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Qviding
2011–2012 IF Sylvia 25 (0)
2013–2014 Stabæk 0 (0)
2014 Alta 1 (0)
2014 Ljungskile 0 (0)
2015 Follo 28 (0)
2016 Värnamo 30 (0)
2017–2022 Häcken 7 (0)
2022– Värnamo 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Club career

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Rasheed started his youth career in Kortedala IF, played junior football for GAIS and started his senior career in Qviding FIF. After two years with limited play in third-tier IF Sylvia he moved to Norwegian Stabæk Fotball as second-choice goalkeeper. Not featuring once for the first team, in 2014 he was signed by Alta IF, but did not play more than once there either.

In 2015 and 2016 he was finally a first-choice goalkeeper, first for Norwegian second-tier side Follo FK and then for Swedish second-tier side IFK Värnamo. He was brought to BK Häcken and finally made his debut in a fully professional league in 2018.[3][4][5] He missed all of 2019 due to injury.[6]

Rasheed left Häcken for Värnamo, now an Allsvenskan club, in 2022. Rasheed overtok Pilip Vaitsiakhovich as first-choice goalkeeper in 2023.[7]

Personal life

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Rasheed was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother.[8]

Honours

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BK Häcken

References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Rasheed at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Jonathan Rasheed on his nationalities". EaglesTracker: The Home of Nigerian Football. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Jonathan Rasheed at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Jonathan Rasheed at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ Fotbolltransfers.com
  6. ^ Pearson, Sebastian (17 May 2019). "Häckens tunga besked - målvakt missar resten av säsongen" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ^ Hellgren, Tobias (26 October 2023). "Rasheed hoppas på landslagschans - för Nigeria: "Hade varit häftigt"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (16 March 2015). "– Jeg har ingen svakhet". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2020.