Many Iraqis were forced to leave their homeland after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and had started their lives elsewhere. A number of young Iraqi talents appeared in Europe , North America and Australia with their teams for the age groups, and after their distinction, the technical staff of their clubs decided to transfer them to the first team in the club. They are now known inside Iraq as expatriate players or Iraqi professionals at times, and Iraqi football has many talents in the diaspora, especially those born in Europe, or of Iraqi origin, on the father’s or mother’s side. Some of them represented the national team and the age group teams. Some of them are like the age group teams of those countries.
The players marked in bold represented the Iraqi national teams. The level of the leagues in which the players play has been classified as 1, 2, 3, 4....etc, regardless of the designations in those countries. These are the players that play in Iraq currently but started their careers elsewhere.
Worldwide [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Mario Shabow during his time at Western Sydney Wanderers . Raised in Australia, Shabow was born in Baghdad to Assyrian parents and is yet to represent the national team. Belgium [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Ameer Kinani (2001-04-20 ) 20 April 2001 (age 23) Vancouver FC (#10) Striker 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Right [13] Hazim Hussein Qadheeb 2007 Toronto FC youth Right-back
Czech Republic [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Merchas Doski (1999-12-07 ) 7 December 1999 (age 24) FC Slovácko (#14) Left-back 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Left [14] Ibrahim Aldin (2002-04-25 ) 25 April 2002 (age 22) SK Líšeň (#14) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [15] Jakub Yunis (1996-03-25 ) 25 March 1996 (age 28) Unattached Forward 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Right [16]
Denmark [ edit ] Kevin Yakob pictured in a IFK Göteborg kit. Born in Sweden, Yakob is of Assyrian ehtnicity from the city of Mosul and is now in line to represent the national team. England [ edit ] Zidane Iqbal coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League . The central midfielder has maternal roots from the Iraqi city of Samawah and started off representing the Iraqi Olympic team , and has represented the national team thrice. Finland [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Mustafa Abdulmuttaleb (2006-06-08 ) 8 June 2006 (age 17) HJK Helsinki youth Left-back Arez Ghoshnaw (2005-02-10 ) 10 February 2005 (age 19) FC Honka youth (#75) Central midfielder Dario Naamo (2005-05-14 ) 14 May 2005 (age 19) FC Honka (#26) Right-back 174 cm (5 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah FC Honka youth Defender Mahmoud Aeisar Mohammed 2008 Grankulla IFK youth Forward 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Qassur Ali 2007 Käpylän Pallo Centre-forward
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Ahmad Allée (1996-04-29 ) 29 April 1996 (age 28) FC Rouen (#17) Central midfielder 172 cm (5 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [31]
Germany [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Youssef Amyn (2003-08-21 ) 21 August 2003 (age 20) Eintracht Braunschweig (#17) Left-winger 172 cm (5 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [32] Reber Babir (2005-08-02 ) 2 August 2005 (age 18) SC Verl youth Right-winger 177 cm (5 ft 9+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [33] Roman Doulashi (2005-08-07 ) 7 August 2005 (age 18) FC Schalke 04 youth Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Left [34] Rangin Madir Rasho (2006-01-13 ) 13 January 2006 (age 18) FC Ingolstadt 04 youth Central midfielder Arian Amyn (2006-11-01 ) 1 November 2006 (age 17) Viktoria Koln youth Left winger Right Yaran Majeed 2006 VFB 03 Hilden youth Central defensive midfielder Jussef Nasrawe (2007-03-22 ) 22 March 2007 (age 17) Bayern Munich U17 Attacking Midfielder 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Left Sanest Sindi (2009-05-20 ) 20 May 2009 (age 15) Bayern Munich youth Rehan Murad Bayern Munich youth Marwan Mirza Borussia Dortmund youth Ali Gündogdu (2001-09-13 ) 13 September 2001 (age 22) Optik Rathenow (#10) Central attacking midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right Karsan Doski 2003 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder (#10) Central midfielder 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Both Dlges Abused 2003 SV Werder Bremen III Left-back Sadir Sarim 2006 VfL Oldenburg youth Centre-back Ilyas Al-Saadi 2007 Lopik youth Central defensive midfielder Diar Blasini 2008 SV Sandhausen youth Centre-forward Marlon D'Elia (2007-04-17 ) 17 April 2007 (age 17) 1.FC Heidenheim U17 Centre-back Asil Haidar Ismail (2003-02-07 ) 7 February 2003 (age 21) Unattached Left-winger Right [35] Ewert Baram (2003-12-17 ) 17 December 2003 (age 20) Unattached Central defensive midfielder 177 cm (5 ft 9+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [36]
Iceland [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Sami Kamel (1993-12-16 ) 16 December 1993 (age 30) Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (#23) Midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Right [37]
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Adam Rasheed (2006-07-10 ) 10 July 2006 (age 17) Torino Primavera (#) Centre-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [38] Schuan Marco Muhammad (2003-04-07 ) 7 April 2003 (age 21) Unknown Right-winger 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Yohan Zetuna (2000-05-31 ) 31 May 2000 (age 23) Tlaxcala (#22) Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Right [39] Yousuf Zetuna (1999-03-10 ) 10 March 1999 (age 25) Unattached Centre-forward 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [40]
Netherlands [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Zidane Iqbal (2003-04-27 ) 27 April 2003 (age 21) FC Utrecht (#14) Central midfielder 181 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [41] Hussein Ali (2002-03-01 ) 1 March 2002 (age 22) SC Heerenveen (#15) Right-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [42] Blnd Hassan (2003-08-12 ) 12 August 2003 (age 20) De Graafschap (#26) Left-winger 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [43] Manuel Iylia (2004-05-05 ) 5 May 2004 (age 20) Twente U21 Central midfielder 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Right Arian Sevok (1998-03-25 ) 25 March 1998 (age 26) NSC Nijkerk (#25) Goalkeeper 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [44] Masies Artien (1993-08-08 ) 8 August 1993 (age 30) SV Spakenburg (#3) Centre-back 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Right [45]
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Danilo Al-Saed (1999-02-24 ) 24 February 1999 (age 25) Sandefjord (#14) Left-winger 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Right [46] Hayder Altai (1998-07-08 ) 8 July 1998 (age 25) Skeid Oslo (#17) Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Right [47] Marko Farji (2004-03-16 ) 16 March 2004 (age 20) Strømsgodset (#55) Left-winger 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Right [48] Mohammed Abbas (2000-02-18 ) 18 February 2000 (age 24) KFUM Oslo (#22) Centre-Back Right Aimar Sher (2002-12-20 ) 20 December 2002 (age 21) Sarpsborg 08 (#99) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [49]
Portugal [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Osama Rashid (1992-01-17 ) 17 January 1992 (age 32) Vizela (#23) Defensive midfielder 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [50] Ali Al-Mosawe (2002-01-28 ) 28 January 2002 (age 22) Estrela da Amadora (#) Right-winger 167 cm (5 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in) Left [51]
Romania [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Hussein Shehait (2006-01-21 ) 21 January 2006 (age 18) CSA Steaua București youth Centre-back
Saudi Arabia [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Ahmed Yasin (1991-04-22 ) 22 April 1991 (age 33) Al-Kholood Club (#99) Right-winger 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Right [52]
South Korea [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Rebin Sulaka (1992-04-12 ) 12 April 1992 (age 32) FC Seoul (#14) Centre-back 192 cm (6 ft 3+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [53]
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs Noah Darvich (2006-09-25 ) 25 September 2006 (age 17) FC Barcelona Atlètic (#21) Attacking midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Left [54] Ali Mohammad Hatem (2002-11-08 ) 8 November 2002 (age 21) Las Rozas B Left-winger 182 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right Kaleem Shabout (2001-01-18 ) 18 January 2001 (age 23) RSD Alcalá Centre-back 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) Right [55] Maill Lundgren (2001-06-01 ) 1 June 2001 (age 22) Real Murcia Midfielder 177 cm (5 ft 9+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [56]
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Amir Al-Ammari (1997-07-27 ) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Halmstads BK (Allsvenskan ) (#24) Central midfielder 182 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Left [57] Montader Madjed (2005-04-07 ) 7 April 2005 (age 19) Hammarby IF (Allsvenskan) (#38) Right-winger 182 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Left [58] Ahmed Qasem (2003-07-12 ) 12 July 2003 (age 20) IF Elfsborg (Allsvenskan) (#18) Right-winger 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Left [59] André Alsanati (2000-01-06 ) 6 January 2000 (age 24) IK Sirius (Allsvenskan) (#22) Right-winger 164 cm (5 ft 4+ 1 ⁄2 in) Left [60] Allan Mohideen (1993-11-11 ) 11 November 1993 (age 30) Utsiktens BK (Superettan ) (#4) Right-back 176 cm (5 ft 9+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [61] Pashang Abdulla (1994-05-29 ) 29 May 1994 (age 29) Degerfors IF (Superettan) (#13) Centre-forward 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) [62] Sumar Almadjed (1996-03-13 ) 13 March 1996 (age 28) Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#8) Central midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [63] Amar Muhsin (1997-12-27 ) 27 December 1997 (age 26) Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#33) Centre-forward 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Left [64] Amin Al-Hamawi (2003-12-17 ) 17 December 2003 (age 20) Sandvikens IF (Superettan) Centre-forward 181 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [65] Peter Gwargis (2000-09-04 ) 4 September 2000 (age 23) Örebro SK loan (Superettan) (#) Right-winger 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Left [66] Lucas Shlimon (2003-02-15 ) 15 February 2003 (age 21) Örebro SK (Superettan) (#22) Central midfielder Right [67] Hady Saleh Karim (1997-09-11 ) 11 September 1997 (age 26) Trelleborgs FF (Superettan) (#) Central midfielder [68] Alai Ghasem (2003-02-16 ) 16 February 2003 (age 21) AFC Eskilstuna loan (Ettan ) (#27) Right-back 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Right [69] Lass Hamawand (2004-07-26 ) 26 July 2004 (age 19) Torns IF (Ettan) (#22) Central midfielder [70] Mustafa Omran Saleh (2004-04-27 ) 27 April 2004 (age 20) Ljungskile SK (Ettan) Centre-back 192 cm (6 ft 3+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [71] Josef Al-Imam (2004-07-27 ) 27 July 2004 (age 19) Malmö FF Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Left [72] Hani Nesajer (2005-01-10 ) 10 January 2005 (age 19) Österlen FF Goalkeeper [73] Marwan Baze (1998-02-03 ) 3 February 1998 (age 26) IF Sylvia Central midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [74] Al-Hussain Shaker Östers IF youth Central midfielder Right Ahmed Saeed Djurgårdens IF youth Right-winger Nadeem Omar (2001-08-20 ) 20 August 2001 (age 22) Unattached Goalkeeper 187 cm (6 ft 1+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [75] Martin Haddad (1999-09-08 ) 8 September 1999 (age 24) Unattached Centre-back 182 cm (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Right [76]
Thailand [ edit ] Player Date of birth Club Position Refs Ali Ali (2005-01-04 ) 4 January 2005 (age 19) Esenler Erokspor youth Goalkeeper [80]
United States of America [ edit ] Mohanad Jeahze playing for Hammarby . The left-back has roots from the Iraqi city of Samawah and has represented the national team 4 times. Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs Mohanad Jeahze (1997-04-10 ) 10 April 1997 (age 27) D.C. United (MLS ) (#5) Left-back 179 cm (5 ft 10+ 1 ⁄2 in) Left [81] [82] Justin Meram (1988-12-04 ) 4 December 1988 (age 35) Unattached Left-winger 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [83] Jayddin Nassir 2009 Slammers FC Amir Aldaraji 20 May 2001 Unattached Central defensive midfielder 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
References [ edit ]
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