Zak Moradi

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Semaco Moradi
Personal information
Irish name Zachairí Moradi
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34)
Ramadi, Iraq
Nickname Zak
Occupation Pharmaceutical employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
 St. Mary's GAA Thomas Davis GAA
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Institute of Technology, Tallaght
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2010-present
 Leitrim
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 1

Semaco "Zak" Moradi (born 16 January 1991) is a Kurdish, Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for the Leitrim senior team. [1]

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Born in Ramadi, Iraq, Moradi and his family relocated to Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland in 2002. He first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the St. Mary's Kiltoghert club. After moving to Dublin, Moradi joined the Thomas Davis club.

Moradi made his debut on the inter-county scene when he joined the Leitrim senior team in 2010. Since then he has become a regular member of the starting fifteen. In 2016 Moradi was included on the Lory Meagher Cup Champions 15.

In June 2019, Moradi was part of the Leitrim team that won the 2019 Lory Meagher Cup after a 2–23 to 2–22 win against Lancashire at Croke Park. [2] [3]

His memoir Life Begins in Leitrim, written with Niall Kelly, was published in 2022. [4]

Documentary

A documentary titled HOME: The Story of Zak Moradi (2024) follows Moradi’s journey from a refugee camp in war‑torn Iraq to building a life in Ireland, and includes his emotional return to Kurdistan to explore the refugee experience. [5] [6] The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 12 July 2024 and was later included in RTÉ's summer 2025 documentary line‑up. [5] [7]

Honours

Leitrim
Lory Meagher Cup (1)
2019

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (1 May 2017). "'You couldn't open your mouth about Saddam Hussein. He was the God in Iraq'". The 42. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (24 June 2019). "'It's been a long journey' - From war-torn Iraq to All-Ireland glory with Leitrim hurlers". The 42. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (24 June 2019). "From Iraq to Croker joy: Refugee turned hurler Zak wins All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Martin (20 October 2022). "Books newsletter: Circling the Square; Leaves Festival; Leland Bardwell centenary; TS Eliot shortlist". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 Lyons, Tom (29 June 2024). "Finding home: Zak Moradi traces his refugee journey". The Currency. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "HOME: The Story of Zak Moradi". Network Ireland Television.
  7. ↑ "RTÉ's summer slate of documentaries showcases unique Irish stories and explores Irish life". RTÉ (Press release). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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