Mahdi Karim

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Mahdi Karim
Personal information
Full name Mahdi Karim Ajeel
Date of birth (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger, right back
Youth career
1995–1996 Al-Shorta
1996–1997 Al-Khutoot
1997–1998 Al-Sulaikh
1998–1999 Al-Shabab
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Al-Shabab
2000–2002 Al Naft
2001 → Al-Zawraa (loan)
2002–2005 Al Talaba
2005–2007 Apollon Limassol 43 (10)
2007–2008 Al Ahly Tripoli 18 (11)
2008–2009 Al-Khor 19 (3)
2009–2013 Erbil SC
2013–2015 Al-Shorta (2)
2015–2017 Al-Talaba
International career
2001–2018 Iraq 110 (11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/
Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahdi Karim Ajeel (Arabic : مهدي كريم عجيل, born December 10, 1983) is an Iraqi former footballer. [1] He last played as a winger for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national football team.

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Player info

Mahdi Kareem Ajeel's successful conversion to a right winger initially came as a result of his failure claim a more central striking role in the face of competition from the likes of Younis Mahmoud. Kareem's club career began with Al Naft, where he displayed his predatory instincts by scoring regularly for the local powerhouse. However, his career as a centre-forward effectively ended when he moved to Al Talaba in 2002.

With Alaa Kadhim, Younis Mahmoud and Ahmed Salah all in their prime and ahead of Kareem in the pecking order for a starting place, the youngster found himself switched to the right wing. Not that it took long for the versatile player to adapt to his new position; indeed, it was on the wing that Kareem really came into his own.

Having thrived in his new role at the club level, he quickly broke into the Iraqi Olympic team under Adnan Hamad. There, he formed one half of a dynamic wing duo with Hawar Mulla Mohammed, whose surging down the left flank were as significant as Kareem's in breaking down opposition defences. Both figured prominently with the Iraq junior side as they came through Asia's hard-fought qualifying round to book an appearance at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where they would stun the watching world by storming into the last four.

The high point of Kareem's international career arrived later in the year when Iraq won their first continental title at year's AFC Asian Cup. He also figured prominently in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, scoring four times in the 7–0 victory over Pakistan. This display helped earn him a move to Al Ahly Tripoli, where he has scored 11 times in 18 appearances. Then he went to the Qatari Club Al-Khor, where he had a great season. In 2009, Iraq played disastrous Gulf Cup. After that he moved to the Iraqi club Arbil FC. He made great matches in the AFC Cup against Al-Kuwait, where he also scored a goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first. [2]

Honours

Club

Country

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Mahdi Karim Ajeel
  2. ↑ "Mahdi Karim- Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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