Plainfield Central's #2, Mohamad Rashid, left, salutes teammate #14, Dan Rosenbaum after Rashid's goal against Plainfield North at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL on Monday September 24, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield Central's #2, Mohamad Rashid, left, gets congrats from teammate #14, Dan Rosenbaum after Rashid's goal against Plainfield North at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL on Monday September 24, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
2/3Plainfield Central's #2, Mohamad Rashid, congratulates #3, Miguel Rashid after his goal against Plainfield North at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL on Monday September 24, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield Central's #2, Mohamad Rashid, left, gets congrats from teammate #14, Dan Rosenbaum after Rashid's goal against Plainfield North at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL on Monday September 24, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
A couple of years ago, Mohamad Rashid was living in his native Palestine, attending school and playing soccer as much as he was able, given the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian region. His sister and brother-in-law live in Plainfield, and “my dad sent me to …
