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.
These are the players that play in Iraq currently but started their careers elsewhere.
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rewan Amin | 8 January 1996 | Duhok SC (Iraq Stars League) (#4) | Defensive midfielder | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Right | [1] |
Louaï Al-Ani | 12 July 1997 | Al-Zawraa SC (Iraq Stars League) (#4) | Attacking midfielder | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [2] |
Hiran Ahmed | 6 April 2000 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Iraq Stars League) | Attacking midfielder | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [3] |
Aysar Qasim Mohammed | 1 September 2002 | Duhok SC loan (Iraq Stars League) | Left-winger | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Right | [4] |
Haron Ahmed Zubair | 9 December 1995 | Duhok SC loan (Iraq Stars League) | Attacking midfielder | [5] | ||
Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 | Naft Al-Basra SC (Iraq Stars League) | Goalkeeper |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohamed Al-Taay | 15 January 2000 | Wellington Phoenix FC (#12) | Defensive midfielder | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [6] |
Ali Auglah | 11 March 2002 | Macarthur FC (#36) | Right winger | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Left | [7] |
Charbel Shamoon | 10 February 2004 | Western United (#29) | Right-back | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [8] |
Mario Shabow | 5 May 1998 | Blacktown City FC (#10) | Attacking midfielder | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Right | [9] |
Aisen Ishak | 13 February 2002 | Preston Lions FC | Left-back | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Left | [10] [11] |
Jason Qariaqus | 2006 | Western United youth | Left-back | |||
Frans Deli | 8 June 2005 | Macarthur youth | Defensive midfielder | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Right | |
Daniel Sawa | 2009 | Melbourne City FC youth | Centre-forward | |||
Ahmed Algarawi | 30 October 1998 | Mount Druitt Town Rangers | Goalkeeper | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Left | [12] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mubeen Hamad | 2004 | |||||
Ahmed Abdulridha | Beerschot youth | |||||
Rayan Oraibi Faraj | RSD Anderlecht youth | |||||
Ali Ahmed | Royal Antwerp youth | |||||
Wissam Ahmed | 2010 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven youth |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ameer Kinani | 20 April 2001 | Vancouver FC (#10) | Striker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [13] |
Hazim Hussein Qadheeb | 2007 | Toronto FC youth | Right-back |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merchas Doski | 7 December 1999 | FC Slovácko (#14) | Left-back | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Left | [14] |
Ibrahim Aldin | 25 April 2002 | SK Líšeň (#14) | Central midfielder | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [15] |
Jakub Yunis | 25 March 1996 | Unattached | Forward | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | Right | [16] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Yakob | 10 October 2000 | AGF (Danish Superliga) (#17) | Attacking midfielder | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [17] |
Mohammad Hassan | 1 April 2002 | Ishøj IF (Danish 3rd Division) | Goalkeeper | [18] | ||
Ahmed Hassan | 1 January 1997 | Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#16) | Centre-forward | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Right | [19] |
Matin Al-Atlassi | 2 August 1998 | Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#13) | Left-winger | [20] | ||
Simon Sharif | 10 November 1997 | Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#18) | Right-back | Right | [21] | |
Basem Alkhoudari | 22 October 2006 | HB Køge (Danish 1st Division) (#17) | Right-winger | Left | ||
Anders Noshe | 9 January 2006 | Aalborg BK U19 (#30) | Right-winger | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Right | |
Ali Al-Najar | 23 January 2008 | Brøndby IF U17 (#8) | Defensive midfielder | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Left | |
Zandar Grantzau | 27 February 2006 | AGF youth | Central midfielder | |||
Miran Karim | 11 March 2007 | Nordsjælland youth | Centre-back | |||
Matin Saleh | 22 March 2002 | Unattached | Right-back | Both |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Al-Hamadi | 1 March 2002 | Ipswich Town F.C. (EFL Championship) (#16) | Centre-forward | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Right | [22] |
Ameen Al-Dakhil | 6 March 2002 | Burnley F.C. (Premier League) (#28) | Centre-back | 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Right | [23] |
Alexander Aoraha | 27 January 2003 | Queens Park Rangers U21 (#36) | Defensive midfielder | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Left | [24] [25] |
Ali Hayder | 1 October 2005 | Stoke City U18 (U18 Premier League) | Left-winger | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [26] |
Joseph Khoshaba | 16 September 2007 | Crystal Palace U18 (U18 Premier League) | Goalkeeper | |||
Botan Ameen | 24 April 2007 | Swindon Town U18 | Centre-forward | Right | [27] | |
Zachariah Hadi | Bradford City U18 | Goalkeeper | ||||
Cardo Siddik | 21 September 2002 | Darlington F.C. (National League North) (#32) | Centre-back | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | Left | [28] |
Moe Shubbar | 6 August 2003 | Weymouth F.C. (National League South) (#) | Centre-forward | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Left | [29] |
Valentino Alanezi | 6 May 2003 | Brentwood Town F.C. (Isthmian League North) | Left-back | Left | ||
Zaid Al-Hussaini | 7 June 2000 | Unattached | Right-winger | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Left | [30] |
Jaami Qureshi | 2 February 2004 | Unattached | Left-winger | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [31] |
Hadi Haidar | 19 November 2000 | Unattached | Defensive midfielder | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Right |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
André Alsanati | 6 January 2000 | AC Oulu | Right-winger | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Left | [32] |
Mustafa Abdulmuttaleb | 8 June 2006 | HJK Helsinki youth | Left-back | |||
Arez Ghoshnaw | 10 February 2005 | FC Honka youth (#75) | Central midfielder | |||
Arjan Goljahanpoor | 6 July 1995 | JJK Jyväskylä (#9) | Left winger | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Dario Naamo | 14 May 2005 | SJK Seinäjoki (#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 | |||
Malec Mahdi | 2008 | Espoon Palloseura | Central Midfielder | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmad Allée | 29 April 1996 | FC Rouen (#17) | Central midfielder | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Right | [33] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 | Eintracht Braunschweig (#17) | Left-winger | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Right | [34] |
Reber Babir | 2 August 2005 | SC Verl youth | Right-winger | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [35] |
Rangin Madir Rasho | 13 January 2006 | FC Ingolstadt 04 youth | Central midfielder | |||
Arian Amyn | 1 November 2006 | Viktoria Köln U19 | Left winger | Right | ||
Yaran Majeed | 2006 | VFB 03 Hilden youth | Defensive midfielder | |||
Jussef Nasrawe | 22 March 2007 | Bayern Munich U17 | Attacking Midfielder | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Left | |
Sanest Sindi | 20 May 2009 | Bayern Munich youth | ||||
Rehan Murad | Bayern Munich youth | |||||
Marwan Mirza | Borussia Dortmund youth | |||||
Abbas Haydari | Borussia Mönchengladbach youth | |||||
Oliver Mikhail | 9 November 2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach youth | Centre-forward | |||
Ali Gündogdu | 13 September 2001 | Optik Rathenow (#10) | Attacking midfielder | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | |
Karsan Doski | 2003 | VfV 06 Hildesheim (#6) | 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 | Defensive midfielder | |||
Diar Blasini | 2008 | SV Sandhausen youth | Centre-forward | |||
Marlon D'Elia | 17 April 2007 | 1.FC Heidenheim U17 | Centre-back | |||
Asil Haidar Ismail | 7 February 2003 | Unattached | Left-winger | Right | [36] | |
Ewert Baram | 17 December 2003 | Unattached | Defensive midfielder | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [37] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jiloan Hamad | 6 November 1990 | Lee Man FC (#14) | Central midfielder | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Right | [38] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sami Kamel | 16 December 1993 | Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (#23) | Attacking midfielder | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [39] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Rasheed | 10 July 2006 | Torino Primavera (#) | Centre-back | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [40] |
Schuan Marco Muhammad | 7 April 2003 | Unknown | Right-winger | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Right |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yohan Zetuna | 31 May 2000 | Tlaxcala (#22) | Centre-back | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [41] |
Yousuf Zetuna | 10 March 1999 | Unattached | Centre-forward | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [42] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danilo Al-Saed | 24 February 1999 | SC Heerenveen (#24) | Left-winger | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Right | [43] |
Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | FC Utrecht (#14) | Central midfielder | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | [44] |
Hussein Ali | 1 March 2002 | SC Heerenveen (#15) | Right-back | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [45] |
Blnd Hassan | 12 August 2003 | De Graafschap (#26) | Left-winger | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [46] |
Manuel Iylia | 5 May 2004 | Twente U21 | Central midfielder | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Right | |
Arian Sevok | 25 March 1998 | NSC Nijkerk (#25) | Goalkeeper | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Right | [47] |
Masies Artien | 8 August 1993 | SV Spakenburg (#3) | Centre-back | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Right | [48] |
Roman Doulashi | 7 August 2005 | Roda JC U21 | Centre-back | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | Left | [49] |
Osama Rashid | 17 January 1992 | Unattached | Defensive midfielder | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Right | [50] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hayder Altai | 8 July 1998 | Skeid Oslo (#17) | Centre-back | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | Right | [51] |
Marko Farji | 16 March 2004 | Strømsgodset (#55) | Left-winger | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [52] |
Mohammed Abbas | 18 February 2000 | KFUM Oslo (#22) | Centre-Back | Right | ||
Aimar Sher | 20 December 2002 | Sarpsborg 08 (#99) | Central midfielder | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [53] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amir Al-Ammari | 27 July 1997 | KS Cracovia | Central midfielder | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Left | [54] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Al-Mosawe | 28 January 2002 | Estrela da Amadora (#) | Right-winger | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Left | [55] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hussein Shehait | 21 January 2006 | CSA Steaua București youth | Centre-back |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred Foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noah Darvich | 25 September 2006 | FC Barcelona Atlètic (#21) | Attacking midfielder | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Left | [56] |
Ali Mohammad Hatem | 8 November 2002 | Las Rozas B | Left-winger | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | |
Kaleem Shabout | 18 January 2001 | RSD Alcalá | Centre-back | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | Right | [57] |
Maill Lundgren | 1 June 2001 | Real Murcia | Midfielder | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [58] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montader Madjed | 7 April 2005 | Hammarby IF (Allsvenskan) (#38) | Right-winger | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Left | [59] |
Ahmed Qasem | 12 July 2003 | IF Elfsborg (Allsvenskan) (#18) | Right-winger | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Left | [60] |
Allan Mohideen | 11 November 1993 | Utsiktens BK (Superettan) (#4) | Right-back | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [61] |
Pashang Abdulla | 29 May 1994 | Degerfors IF (Superettan) (#13) | Centre-forward | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | [62] | |
Sumar Almadjed | 13 March 1996 | Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#8) | Central midfielder | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [63] |
Amar Muhsin | 27 December 1997 | IK Brage (Superettan) | Centre-forward | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | Left | [64] |
Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | Sandvikens IF (Superettan) | Centre-forward | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | [65] |
Ahmed Yasin | 22 April 1991 | Örebro SK (Superettan) | Right-winger | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [66] |
Peter Gwargis | 4 September 2000 | Örebro SK loan (Superettan) (#) | Right-winger | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Left | [67] |
Lucas Shlimon | 15 February 2003 | Örebro SK (Superettan) (#22) | Central midfielder | Right | [68] | |
Hady Saleh Karim | 11 September 1997 | Trelleborgs FF (Superettan) (#) | Central midfielder | [69] | ||
Alai Ghasem | 16 February 2003 | AFC Eskilstuna loan (Ettan) (#27) | Right-back | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | [70] |
Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 | BK Olympic (Ettan) (#3) | Centre-back | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Left | [71] |
Lass Hamawand | 26 July 2004 | Torns IF (Ettan) (#22) | Central midfielder | [72] | ||
Mustafa Omran Saleh | 27 April 2004 | Ljungskile SK (Ettan) | Centre-back | 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Right | [73] |
Hani Nesajer | 10 January 2005 | Österlen FF | Goalkeeper | [74] | ||
Marwan Baze | 3 February 1998 | IF Sylvia | Central midfielder | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Right | [75] |
Al-Hussain Shaker | Östers IF youth | Central midfielder | Right | |||
Ahmed Saeed | Djurgårdens IF youth | Right-winger | ||||
Nadeem Omar | 20 August 2001 | Unattached | Goalkeeper | 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Right | [76] |
Martin Haddad | 8 September 1999 | Unattached | Centre-back | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | [77] |
Abbas Mohamad | 15 June 1998 | Unattached | Centre-back | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Right | [78] |
Rebin Sulaka | 12 April 1992 | Unattached | Centre-back | 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Right | [79] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frans Putros | 14 July 1993 | Port F.C. (#5) (Thai League 1) | Centre-back | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | [80] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Ali | 4 January 2005 | Esenler Erokspor youth | Goalkeeper | [81] |
Player | Date of birth | Club | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohanad Jeahze | 10 April 1997 | D.C. United (MLS) (#5) | Left-back | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Left | [82] [83] |
Justin Meram | 4 December 1988 | Michigan Stars FC (NISA) (#19) | Left-winger | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Right | [84] |
Jayddin Nassir | 2009 | Slammers FC |
These are expatriate Iraqi players formerly selected and now retired.
Player | Date of birth | Int. caps | Int. goals | Position | Height | Preferred foot | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anmar Almubaraki | 1 July 1991 | 1 | 0 | Attacking midfielder | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Right | [85] |
Brwa Nouri | 23 January 1987 | 9 | 1 | Defensive midfielder | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Right | [86] |
David Haidar | 5 June 1992 | 0 | 0 | Centre-back | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Right | [87] |
Hawbir Mustafa | 23 September 1993 | 1 | 0 | Right-back | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Left | [88] |
Kais Al-Ani | 29 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | Goalkeeper | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | Left | [89] |
Murad Gerdi | 7 March 1986 | 1 | 0 | Defensive midfielder | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Right | [90] |
Rebin Asaad | 31 October 1994 | 0 | 0 | Defensive midfielder | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Right | [91] |
Shwan Jalal | 14 August 1983 | 0 | 0 | Goalkeeper | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | Left | [92] |
Yaser Kasim | 10 May 1991 | 21 | 3 | Central midfielder | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | [93] |
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