Amir Ahmed

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Amir Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Amir Ahmed Abdulwahid
Date of birth (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Minaa
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2019 Al-Shorta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Al-Hudood
2023–2024 Al-Naft
2024– Al-Minaa 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– Iraq U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024

Amir Ahmed Abdulwahid (born 6 January 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.

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Club career

Ahmed started playing football at the Al-Shorta, then he moved to Al-Hudood, and helped the team win the Iraqi Premier Division League in the 2021–22 season and they were promoted to the Iraq Stars League. [2] In August 2023, he broke his contract with his club and moved to play with Al-Naft, where he signed a one-season contract with them. [3] [4] He was a key player in the team's starting lineup. [5]

In August 2024, he moved to Al-Minaa and signed a two-season contract with them. [6] [7]

International career

Ahmed was first picked to represent Iraq in 2023, when the under-23 coach Radhi Shenaishil selected him to be a part of his 25-man squad to play in 2023 Doha Cup U-23. [8] [9] He was also named in the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, [10] which Iraq won for the first time in its history. [11] He was also selected in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification squad. [12]

Honours

Al-Hudood

Iraq U-23

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References

  1. ↑ Amir Ahmed at Ysscores
  2. ↑ الحدود بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الاولى العراقي بعد فوزه على كربلاء بهدف وحيد (in Arabic). shafaq.com. April 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ صفقات بالجملة لأندية النفط والميناء وبغداد ... القوة الجوية يجدد لمحمد قاسم ويتعاقد مع شهاب رزاق وأربيل يضم علاء مهاوي (in Arabic). alzawraapaper.com. August 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ ""ثورة تعاقدات وتجديد".. النفط يستعد لدوري المحترفين بـ"دماء جديدة"". shafaq.com (in Arabic). August 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ امير احمد : الارهاق سبب الخسارة امام الشرطة (in Arabic). addustor.com. September 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "لاعب الأولمبي ينتقل لنادي الميناء". almaalomah.me (in Arabic). August 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "ادارة الميناء تجدد عقود لاعبين شباب وتعزز صفوف فريقها بمهاجم اسباني". almarsa-news.com (in Arabic). August 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي لبطولة الدوحة الدولية". ina.iq (in Arabic). March 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "مدرب الاولمبي العراقي يعلن القائمة النهائية لبطولة الدوحة الدولية". shafaq.com (in Arabic). March 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "الجهاز الفني للمنتخب الأولمبي يعلن قائمته لبطولة غرب آسيا". mawazin.net (in Arabic). June 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ ""أسود الرافدين" يفرض تألقه ويحقق أول ألقابه في بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً". the-waff.com. June 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ "شنيشل يختار قائمة الأولمبي العراقي لتصفيات آسيا". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 25, 2023.
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