Najm Shwan

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Najm Shwan
نجم شوان
Personal information
Full name Najm Shwan Ali Al Quraishi
Date of birth (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Iraq
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Al-Kahrabaa
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Al-Zawraa 26 (1)
2017–2018 Al-Dhafra 6 (0)
2017–2018NK Rudar Velenje (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2022 Al-Zawraa
2022- Al-Kahrabaa 4 (2)
International career
2019–2020 Iraq U23 3 (0)
2019– Iraq 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2018

Najm Shwan (born 9 July 1997) [1] is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Kahrabaa, in Iraqi Premier League, and the Iraq national team. [2]

Contents

International career

On 11 August 2019, [3] Shwan made his first international cap with Iraq against Yemen in the 2019 WAFF Championship. [4]

Honours

Al-Zawraa

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References

  1. "Najm Shwan :: Najm Shwan Ali Al-Quraishi :: Al-Zawra´a". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. "Iraq - Najm Shwan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Katanec names Iraq squad ahead of Bahrain qualifier". Soccer Iraq. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. "Iraq vs Yemen Lineups". 11 August 2019.