Five Assyrian footballers–Aimar Sher, Kevin Yakob, Rebin Sulaka, Peter Gwargis, and Frans Putros–were part of the Iraq national team squad that secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, achieving the milestone on the same day as Akitu, the Assyrian New Year, in Monterrey.
Swedish-Assyrian teenage football prodigy Adrian Lahdo has completed a major transfer to Italian Serie A club Como, marking one of the most significant moves by an Assyrian player in recent years.
The Swedish-Assyrian striker Mikael Ishak has emerged as one of the leading figures of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League with five goals in six games.
