Rabin Omar

Iraqi-Dutch footballer

Rabin Omar
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Delft, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team	Troon F.C.
Youth career
	Vitesse Delft
	ADO Den Haag
-2014	Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Annan Athletic	105	(9)
2018–2020	Elgin City	49	(6)
2020–2021	Greenock Morton	11	(0)
2021	→ Dumbarton (loan)	11	(1)
2021–2022	Stirling Albion	7	(0)
2022	Elgin City	12	(1)
2022-2023	East Fife	2	(0)
2023-	Broomhill	0	(0)
2023-	→ Troon (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:12, 20 March 2022

Rabin Omar (born 21 July 1997) is an Iraqi-Dutch professional footballer who plays for Troon on loan from Broomhill. Omar has previously played for Annan Athletic, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion, Elgin City and East Fife.

Personal life

Born in Delft, Netherlands, Omar is of Iraqi descent.^[1]

Omar has a degree in Pharmacology from the University of Glasgow.^[1]

Career

After playing for four seasons in Scottish League Two with Annan Athletic, Omar left to join divisional rivals Elgin City.^[2] Two seasons later, Omar made the step-up to the Scottish Championship with Greenock Morton on 5 August 2020.^[3]

Omar made his Morton debut in the Scottish League Cup draw against Queen of the South.^[4]

In March 2021, Omar joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season.^[5]

On 30 June 2021, Omar signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.^[6]

On 7 January 2022, Omar rejoined Elgin City for a second spell.^[7]

2022-2023 season he joined East Fife and made his long await East Fife debut after a long injury comeback against Forfar Athletic at home on 4 March 2023 in a 3-2 victory as a substitute with 10 minutes remaining.

References

^ ^a ^b Skinner, Andy (24 August 2019). "Elgin's Omar savours international call-up with Iraq". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Rabin Omar joins Elgin City". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Morton sign Omar and Oliver". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "MATCH REPORT Morton 2-2 Queen of the South". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ Galloway, Andy (25 March 2021). "Duo arrive on loan from Morton". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "New signing: Rabin Omar". Stirling Albion F.C. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ "Rabin Omar is back!". Elgin City FC. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.