Yaser Kasim

Brighton & Hove Albion He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 2010, signing a short-term contract until January 2011. On 20 November, Kasim was an unused substitute during the 2–2 draw against Bristol Rovers. and during January 2011 it was revealed that he had signed a new short-term contract until 30 June. On 7 May 2011, Kasim made his debut for Brighton starting against Notts County.

On 12 July 2012, Kasim joined Conference Premier side Luton Town on a six-month loan deal. He played as a defensive midfielder through Luton's pre-season games, establishing himself as a first-team regular, and debuted for the club on 11 August in a 2–2 draw with Gateshead.

On 8 February 2013, Kasim joined Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town on an initial one-month loan.

On 21 May 2013, Kasim was released by Brighton.

Swindon Town The midfielder finally found regular first team football at the County Ground after an unproductive spell at Brighton & Hove Albion and loans stints at Macclesfield Town and Luton Town. In October 2013, Kasim signed a contract extension keeping him at the club till 2016. He received a one match suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards, he missed a league fixture vs Port Vale. The 2013/14 season ended with Swindon missing out on a place in the promotion play-offs as they finished 8th overall.

In his second season with Swindon, Yaser played 41 games, scoring three goals in all competitions. His first goal came against Crewe Alexandra in League One, his second came against Chesterfield in the same competition, while the last was against former club Brighton & Hove Albion in the league up. Swindon finished 4th in League One, which meant they qualified to the Championship play-offs. They reached the final but lost to Preston North End, narrowly missing out on promotion. Kasim missed some matches during January due to being called up for Iraq in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, in which Iraq finished 4th.

In his third season in the club, Yaser was an established member of the squad and became the unofficial third captain for the club. He played 29 games, scoring once. A league goal vs Chesterfield in a 1–0 win. Swindon finished in a disappointing 15th position.

In his fourth season with Swindon, the club was relegated to EFL League Two. In his fourth and final season with Swindon Kasim had his Twitter account hacked, while his national coach questioned his desire to play for Iraq, and he spent a large percentage of the season on the medical table compounded by persistent groin and hip injuries – with his club ending the season relegated to the fourth tier of English football!

For most of his final year his head coach Luke Williams at Swindon Town turned into his injury spokesman giving weekly updates on his recuperation rather than his football coach and at each press conference it was the same comment "Yaser's situation is ongoing". He left the club in January 2019.

Örebro SK In the summer of 2019, Kasim signed a one-year contract with Swedish club Örebro SK, playing in the Allsvenskan. He was released after the 2019 season.

Erbil In January 2020, Kasim signed for Iraqi Premier League club Erbil in the hope that it would further increase his chances of being recalled to the Iraqi national team. He was unveiled to the media in a press conference alongside Sherko Karim. He made five appearances for the club before the Iraqi Premier League season was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In June 2020, just five months after moving to Iraq, Kasim left Erbil claiming he hadn't been paid wages since arriving at the club.

Zakho After leaving Erbil, Kasim was close to a move to South America but returned to Iraq ahead of the 2021-2022 Iraqi Premier League season, signing a one-year contract for Erbil's Kurdish rivals Zakho, unveiled in the number 5 he previously wore for the national team. Following an excellent start to the season which saw him score twice and Zakho in the top six, Kasim was recalled to the Iraqi national team. On 15 January 2022, it was announced that Kasim will play one more game before joining a club in the Spanish second division, reported to be CF Fuenlabrada. However, Kasim's move to Spain fell through and the player was left without a club for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. In September 2022, Kasim announced his retirement from professional football.

Welling United On 16 October 2022, Kasim signed for National League South side Welling United. He left on January 4, 2023, as a mutual agreement.

Gloucester City Following his departure from Welling, Kasim joined National League North club Gloucester City. However, he announced his departure to take up a coaching role after playing just one game.

Margate On 24 February 2023, Kasim signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate having previously played with assistant manager Ben Greenhalgh at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Eastbourne Borough Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Kasim signed for National League South club Eastbourne Borough.

Returns to Margate In January 2024, Kasim returned to Margate.

In May 2024, Kasim announced his retirement from football in order to focus on coaching and other industries.

In January 2026, Kasim came out of retirement and returned to Margate again.

International career Kasim made his debut for Iraq against China on 5 March 2014. According to football writer Hassanin Mubarak no player in the history of the Iraq national football team had made his position his own after only 90 minutes, but Yaser Kasim, the Baghdad-born West Londoner, who after one match had starred the midfield in Iraq's final Asian Cup qualifier against China on his debut.

Kasim had refused an earlier call-up prior to the Asian Cup qualifying game with Saudi Arabia, deciding to concentrate on playing for Swindon Town in League One, where he had become a key figure in the club's five-man midfield, which also included Australia's Massimo Luongo. He may also have refused the call-up after he was made to pay his own way to Baghdad from London in the two previous trips with the Olympic side.

2016 Olympic Games After his projected £1m move to Swansea City fell apart at the last moment, everything fell apart. In September 2016, he attended after pressure from former coach Radhi Shenaishil and claimed an injury. he had left before than a month ago the Olympic team training camp before Rio 2016. In 2017, Kasim Ignore invitations from the new coach Basim Qasim, then retreat from retirement after months. After returning from his decision to retire, he played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia national team on 28 February 2018.

Career statistics

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International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kasim goal.

Honours

Iraq AFC Asian Cup fourth-place: 2015