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Abdul Khalili

Abdul Rahman "Abbe" Khalili (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليلي; born 7 June 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Born and raised in Helsingborg, Khalili started playing football with local club Högaborgs BK as a youngster. He later moved to Helsingborgs IF and made his debut in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first tier, by making two appearances in 2010.

In 2011, he was loaned to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, the domestic second division. The transfer was made permanent at the end of the season. He stayed for two more years with the club, mostly competing at the bottom half of the table, but left by mutual consent at the end of 2013. In total, Khalili played 40 league games and scored five goals for IFK Värnamo.

Ahead of the 2014 season, Khalili was re-signed by Helsingborgs IF. Under manager Roar Hansen, he had his major breakthrough and established himself as a starter in Allsvenskan, playing 12 games and scoring once during the first half of the season. In the semi-final of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen, Khalili scored as Helsingborgs IF eliminated local rival Malmö FF through a 2–0 win.

In the 2014 summer transfer window, Khalili transferred to Mersin İdman Yurdu in the Turkish Süper Lig on a three-year deal, for a reported fee of around 6 million Swedish kronor. His teammate Loret Sadiku had just completed a similar transfer. Khalili soon became a key player for Mersin İdman Yurdu. In the summer of 2015, he reportedly attracted interest from Spanish club Real Betis and other Turkish sides, but a transfer was not materialised due to a high asking price of around 5 million.

He left Mersin İdman Yurdu by mutual consent after two years. Before the start of the 2016–17 season, Khalili signed with Gençlerbirliği, linking up with compatriot Johannes Hopf, in which the side finished 8th in the table. In 2017–18, Khalili's second season with the club, Gençlerbirliği was relegated from the Süper Lig.

Before the start of the 2018–19 season, Khalili signed with Kasımpaşa on a free transfer. He stayed with the club for one and half year, mostly competing at the bottom half of the Süper Lig table, before leaving by mutual consent in January 2020.

On 20 February 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Khalili established himself as a starter, making 27 league appearances and scoring twice, although his side disappointedly finished 8th in the table. Khalili scored in the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Puskás Akadémia (in a 3–0 win), before the club was eliminated from the tournament in the second round against Lech Poznań (in a 3–0 loss).

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