{{short description|Iraqi footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Blnd Hassan | image = | caption = | fullname = Blnd Azad Klouri Hassan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Arnhem, Netherlands | height = 1.83 m<ref name="VI">{{cite web |title=Blnd Hassan: Profiel |url=https://www.vi.nl/spelers/blnd-hassan/profiel |website=Voetbal International |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Duhok | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 | youthclubs1 = ESA Rijkerswoerd | youthyears2 = 2015–2023 | youthclubs2 = De Graafschap | years1 = 2023–2025 | clubs1 = De Graafschap | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Duhok | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Iraq U20 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Iraq U23 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | club-update = 20:27, 5 July 2025 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|IRQ}}}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}} {{Medal|B|2024 Qatar|Team}} }}
'''Blnd Azad Klouri Hassan''' ({{langx|ar|بلند آزاد كلوري حسن}}; born 12 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Duhok. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Iraq at youth level.
==Club career== Born in Arnhem, Netherlands to Kurdish parents from Iraq who came to the Netherlands as refugees in the 1990s during the Gulf War, Hassan started playing football for local amateur club ESA Rijkerswoerd.<ref name="MDH">{{cite journal |last1=Jansen |first1=Niek |title=Kampioen en 'superster' Blnd Hassan gaat niet zweven: "Het begint nu voor mij" |journal=De Graafschap Bode |date=August 2023 |pages=11–13 |url=https://issuu.com/mdhuitgeverij/docs/de_graafschap_-_doetinchem_bffac576b1b049 |publisher=MDH Uitgeverij |location=Doetinchem |language=nl}}</ref> In 2015, he joined the youth academy of De Graafschap.<ref name="MDH" /><ref name="DS1">{{cite news |last1=Willemsen |first1=Raymond |title=Blnd Hassan, een nieuwe ster aan het firmament bij De Graafschap |url=https://www.destentor.nl/bronckhorst/blnd-hassan-een-nieuwe-ster-aan-het-firmament-bij-de-graafschap~af9ee402/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=De Stentor |date=12 July 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
On 12 July 2023, Hassan signed his first senior contract with De Graafschap, securing a two-year deal. This came shortly after he scored his first goal for the club in a pre-season friendly against DZC '68 three days earlier.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willemsen |first1=Raymond |title=Tweejarig contract Blnd Hassan bij De Graafschap |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/de-graafschap/tweejarig-contract-blnd-hassan-bij-de-graafschap~a817fb83/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=De Gelderlander |date=14 July 2023 |language=nl}}</ref> Under the guidance of head coach Jan Vreman, he earned a permanent spot in the first team ahead of the 2023–24 season. Competing for a starting position as the team's winger, he faced competition from other academy graduates.<ref name="DS1" /> Hassan made his professional debut for the club on 11 August, the opening matchday of the season, starting and playing 66 minutes of a 0–0 Eerste Divisie draw against ADO Den Haag.<ref>{{cite web |title=De Graafschap vs. ADO Den Haag 0–0: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/11/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bv-de-graafschap/hfc-ado-den-haag/4097214/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In the subsequent game, he remained on the substitutes' bench as the team's new signing, Mimoun Mahi, was chosen as the left winger.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willemsen |first1=Raymond |title=De Graafschap met nieuwe gezichten naar Amsterdam |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/de-graafschap-met-nieuwe-gezichten-naar-amsterdam~a8cddba6/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=De Gelderlander |date=20 August 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
===Duhok=== In August 2025, Hassan joined Iraq Stars League club Duhok.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tekengeld: "Mijn grote droom is het nationale elftal van Irak" |url=https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/15505283/tekengeld-mijn-grote-droom-is-het-nationale-elftal-van-irak |access-date=26 December 2025 |work=ESPN.nl |date=5 August 2025 |language=nl |trans-title=Tekengeld: 'My biggest dream is the Iraq national team'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Willemsen |first1=Raymond |title=Arnhemmer Blnd Hassan naar Irak |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/de-graafschap/arnhemmer-blnd-hassan-naar-irak~ada56d5b/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2025 |work=De Gelderlander |date=5 August 2025 |language=nl |trans-title=Arnhem native Blnd Hassan moves to Iraq}}</ref>
==International career== Hassan has represented Iraq at the youth international level, playing for both the under-20 and under-23 national teams. With the under-23 team, he was part of the squad that won the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, defeating arch rivals Iran in the final.<ref name="MDH" /><ref name="WAFF">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Shilarze Saha |title=Iraq's U-23 WAFF championship victory brings hope for the future |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/iraqs-u-23-waff-championship-victory-brings-hope-for-the-future |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=FIFA |date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224134951/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/iraqs-u-23-waff-championship-victory-brings-hope-for-the-future |archive-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 3 October 2025}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|blnd-hassan/920252}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|De Graafschap |2023–24 |Eerste Divisie |11||0||2||0||0||0||13||0 |- |2024–25 |Eerste Divisie |4||1||2||1||0||0||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!1!!4!!1!!0!!0!!19!!2 |- |Duhok |2025–26 |Iraq Stars League |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !18!!1!!4!!1!!0!!0!!22!!2 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Iraq U23''' * WAFF U-23 Championship: 2023<ref name="WAFF" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
{{Iraq men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Blnd}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Arnhem Category:Iraqi men's footballers Category:21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Category:Iraq men's youth international footballers Category:Iraq men's under-20 international footballers Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Dutch people of Iraqi descent Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic footballers for Iraq Category:De Graafschap players Category:Duhok SC players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Iraq Stars League players Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen