Ahmed Waseem Razeek (born 13 September 1994) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District. Born in Germany, he represents the Sri Lanka national team.
Razeek began playing football with NFC Rot-WeiàNeukölln, before moving to the youth program of Union Berlin via Tasmania Gropiusstadt and Tennis Borussia Berlin.
He made his debut for Union Berlin II, who played in the Regionalliga Nordost, during the 2012âÂÂ13 season. He finished the season with one goal in six matches. During the 2013âÂÂ14 season, he split time between the first and second teams. For the reserve team, he again scored a goal in six matches. He signed a professional contract for the 2013âÂÂ14 season and made his professional debut on 19 April 2014 when he was subbed in for Christopher Quiring in a 2. Bundesliga match against Karlsruher SC. This proved to be his only appearance for the first team as all of his appearances in the 2014âÂÂ15 season was made with the second team. He finished the season with five goals in 21 appearances. This proved to be his last season with Union Berlin II. Union Berlin dissolved their second team.
Razeek signed a two-year contract with newly promoted 3. Liga side 1. FC Magdeburg. He made his debut against Rot-WeiàErfurt on 24 July 2015. He was sentâÂÂoff against Hallescher FC on 16 August 2015 after receiving his second yellow card. He finished the 2015âÂÂ16 season with two goals in 23 appearances. He then finished the 2016âÂÂ17 season with two goals in 13 appearances.
He played for RotâÂÂWeiss Erfurt during the 2017âÂÂ18 season. He scored three goals in 30 appearances.
Shortly before the 2019âÂÂ20 season, Razeek joined Regionalliga Nordost club Berliner AK 07. During his one season at the club, he made 12 league appearances, scoring three goals.
On 24 March 2022, Razeek signed with I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala.
Razeek scored on his debut for the club, on 9 April 2022, against Indian Arrows, which ended in a dominating 5âÂÂ0 win. His team Gokulam Kerala clinched I-League title in 2021âÂÂ22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2âÂÂ1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title.
In January 2023, Razeek joined Hong Kong First Division League club Eastern District.
Razeek made his senior national team debut on 19 November 2019, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkmenistan.
Razeek scored his first international goals, a brace, on 5 June 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Lebanon.
Razeek scored four goals on 9 November 2021, in a 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament match against Maldives national football team to help his national team come from a 0âÂÂ4 deficit to a 4âÂÂ4 draw for his first international hat-trick.
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