List of Iraq international footballers born outside Iraq

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This is a list of footballers who have played international football for the Iraqi national football team and that were born outside Iraqi territory .

Contents

The following players:

  1. have played at least one game for the full (senior male) Iraq international team.
  2. were born outside Iraq.

Key

* Current internationals. Statistics are correct as of 1 February 2022.
Caps Appearances
PosPositions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

List of players

As of 1 February 2022
Place of birthPlayerPosCapsGoalsFirst capLast capNotesRef
Flag of the United States.svg  USA (Shelby Charter Township) Justin Meram MF 35414 November 20147 September 2021 [1]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Borås) Arjan Mostafa MF 1031 March 201531 March 2015 [2]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gothenburg) Allan Mohideen DF 108 August 20168 August 2016 [3]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (Urmia) Brwa Nouri MF 916 November 201620 November 2018 [4]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Aarhus) Frans Putros DF 904 August 201827 January 2022 [5]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (Baku) Jiloan Hamad MF 1010 October 201910 October 2019 [6]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jönköping) Amir Al-Ammari MF 612 September 202127 January 2022 [7]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Linköping) Mohanad Jeahze DF 4011 November 20211 February 2022 [8]
Flag of England.svg  England (Manchester) Zidane Iqbal MF 2027 January 20221 February 2022 [9]

By country of birth

CountryTotal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Flag of England.svg  England 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1

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References

  1. ↑ "Justin Meram". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Arjan Mostafa". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Allan Mohideen". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brwa Nouri". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Frans Dhia Putros". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jiloan Hamad". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Amir Al-Ammari". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mohanad Jeahze". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pellistri and Iqbal make their senior international debuts". manutd.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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