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.

  • The players marked in bold represented the Iraqi national teams.
  • The level of the leagues in which the players play has been classified as 1, 2, 3, 4....etc, regardless of the designations in those countries.

Iraq

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 (#4) (Iraqi Premier League) Central midfielder 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Right [1]
Louaï Al-Ani 12 July 1997 Al-Zawraa SC (#4) (Iraqi Premier League) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [2]
Martin Haddad 8 September 1999 Naft Al-Wasat SC (#37) (Iraqi Premier League) Centre-back 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [3]
Hiran Ahmed 6 April 2000 Duhok (#11) (Iraqi Premier League) Central midfielder 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [4]
Aysar Qasim 1 September 2002 Duhok (#) (Iraqi Premier League) Left-winger 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Right [5]
Haron Ahmed Zubair 9 December 1995 Duhok (#) (Iraqi Premier League) Central attacking midfielder [6]

Worldwide

Albania

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Yousuf Zetuna 10 March 1999 KS Kastrioti (#33) Centre-forward 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [7]

Australia

Mario Shabow during his time at Western Sydney Wanderers. Raised in Australia, Shabow was born in Baghdad to Assyrian parents and is yet to represent the national team.
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Mohamed Al-Taay 15 January 2000 Newcastle Jets (#14) Central defensive midfielder 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [8]
Ali Auglah 11 March 2002 Macarthur FC (#36) Right winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Left [9]
Mario Shabow 5 May 1998 Blacktown City FC (#10) Central attacking midfielder 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Right [10]
Aisen Ishak 13 February 2002 Preston Lions FC Left-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Left [11][12]
Charbel Shamoon 10 February 2004 Western United youth Right-back 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [13]
Jason Qariaqus 2006 Western United youth Left-back
Frans Deli 8 June 2005 Western Sydney Wanderers youth Central 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 [14]

Belgium

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 Left-winger
Ali Reda Aljassar Unknown Right-back

Canada

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 [15]
Hazim Hussein Qadheeb 2007 Toronto FC youth Right-back

Czech Republic

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 [16]
Ibrahim Aldin 25 April 2002 SK Líšeň (#14) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [17]
Jakub Yunis 25 March 1996 Unattached Forward 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Right [18]

Denmark

Kevin Yakob pictured in a IFK Göteborg kit. Born in Sweden, Yakob is of Assyrian ehtnicity from the city of Mosul and is now in line to represent the national team.
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Kevin Yakob 10 October 2000 AGF (Danish Superliga) (#17) Central midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [19]
Mohammad Hassan 1 April 2002 Næstved BK (Danish 1st Division) (#27) Goalkeeper [20]
Ahmed Hassan 1 January 1997 Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#16) Centre-forward 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [21]
Matin Al-Atlassi 2 August 1998 Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#13) Midfielder [22]
Simon Sharif 10 November 1997 Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) (#18) Right-back Right [23]
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) Central defensive midfielder 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Left
Zandar Grantzau 27 February 2006 AGF youth Central midfielder
Matin Saleh 22 March 2002 Unattached Right-back Both

England

Zidane Iqbal coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League. The central midfielder has maternal roots from the Iraqi city of Samawah and started off representing the Iraqi Olympic team, and has represented the national team thrice.
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Cardo Siddik 21 September 2002 Crystal Palace F.C. (Premier League) (#57) Centre-back 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Left [24]
Ameen Al-Dakhil 6 March 2002 Burnley F.C. (Premier League) (#28) Centre-back 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Right [25]
Ali Al-Hamadi 1 March 2002 AFC Wimbledon (EFL League Two) (#12) Centre-forward 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [26]
Alexander Aoraha 27 January 2003 Queens Park Rangers (EFL Championship) (#48) Central midfielder 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Left [27][28]
Ali Hayder 1 October 2005 Stoke City F.C. youth (EFL Championship) Left-winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [29]
Zaid Al-Hussaini 7 June 2000 Crawley Town F.C. (EFL League Two) (#36) Right-winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Left [30]
Moe Shubbar 6 August 2003 Rochdale A.F.C. (EFL League One) (#) Centre-forward 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Left [31]
Valentino Alanezi 6 May 2003 Brentwood Town F.C. (Isthmian League north) Left-back Left
Joseph Khoshaba 16 September 2007 Crystal Palace U18 (U18 Premier League) Goalkeeper
Zachariah Hadi Bradford City U18 Goalkeeper
Yasin Al-Abbas 1 February 2007 Accrington Stanley youth (EFL League Two)
Jude Ali Reading F.C. youth Centre-back
Jaami Qureshi 2 February 2004 Unattached Left-winger 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [32]
Hadi Haidar 19 November 2000 Unattached Central Defensive Midfielder 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Right

Finland

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Mustafa Abdulmuttaleb 8 June 2006 HJK Helsinki youth Left-back
Arez Ghoshnaw 10 February 2005 FC Honka youth (#75) Central midfielder
Dario Naamo 14 May 2005 FC Honka (#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

France

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Ahmad Allée 29 April 1996 FC Rouen (#17) Central attacking midfielder 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Right [33]

Germany

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 Centre-forward 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [35]
Roman Doulashi 7 August 2005 FC Schalke 04 youth Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Left [36]
Rangin Madir Rasho 13 January 2006 FC Ingolstadt 04 youth Central midfielder
Arian Amyn 1 November 2006 Viktoria Koln youth Left winger Right
Yaran Majeed 2006 VFB 03 Hilden youth Central 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
Ali Gündogdu 13 September 2001 Optik Rathenow (#10) Central attacking midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right
Karsan Doski 2003 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder (#10) 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 Central defensive midfielder
Diar Blasini 2008 SV Sandhausen youth Centre-forward
Asil Haidar Ismail 7 February 2003 Free agent Left-winger Right [37]
Ewert Baram 17 December 2003 Unattached Central defensive midfielder 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [38]

Iceland

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Sami Kamel 16 December 1993 Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (#23) Midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [39]

Italy

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

Mexico

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Yohan Zetuna 31 May 2000 Oaxaca (#15) Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [41]

Netherlands

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Zidane Iqbal 27 April 2003 FC Utrecht (#14) Central midfielder 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [42]
Hussein Ali 1 March 2002 SC Heerenveen (#15) Right-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [43]
Blnd Hassan 12 August 2003 De Graafschap (#26) Left-winger 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [44]
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 [45]
Masies Artien 8 August 1993 SV Spakenburg (#3) Defender 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Right [46]

Norway

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Danilo Al-Saed 24 February 1999 Sandefjord (#14) Left-winger 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Right [47]
Hayder Altai 8 July 1998 Skeid Oslo (#17) Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Right [48]
Marko Farji 16 March 2004 Strømsgodset (#55) Left-winger 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [49]
Mohammed Abbas 18 February 2000 KFUM Oslo (#22) Centre-Back Right
Aimar Sher 20 December 2002 Sarpsborg 08 (#) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [50]

Portugal

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Osama Rashid 17 January 1992 F.C. Vizela (#23) Central midfielder 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [51]
Ali Almosawe 28 January 2002 CD Gouveia (#88) Right-winger 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Left [52]

Qatar

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Fahad Waad 18 September 1999 Al-Shamal SC (#47) Right-back 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Right
Mohammed Waad 18 September 1999 Al Sadd SC (#7) Midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right
Bassam Al-Rawi 16 December 1997 Al-Rayyan SC loan (#5) Centre back, right back 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right
Ahmed Al-Rawi 30 May 2004 Al-Rayyan SC (#9) Attacker Right
Ahmed Suhail 8 February 1999 Al Sadd SC (#37) Defender 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Right
Rami Suhail 27 May 2000 Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) (#99) Winger Right

Romania

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Hussein Shehait 21 January 2006 CSA Steaua București youth Centre-back

Saudi Arabia

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Ahmed Yasin 22 April 1991 Al-Kholood Club (#99) Central midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [53]

Spain

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 [54]
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 [55]
Maill Lundgren 1 June 2001 Real Murcia Midfielder 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [56]

Sweden

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Amir Al-Ammari 27 July 1997 Halmstads BK (Allsvenskan) (#24) Central midfielder 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Left [57]
Alai Ghasem 16 February 2003 IFK Göteborg (Allsvenskan) (#27) Right-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [58]
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]
André Alsanati 6 January 2000 IK Sirius (Allsvenskan) (#22) Right-winger 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Left [61]
Peter Gwargis 4 September 2000 Degerfors IF loan (Allsvenskan) (#21) Right-winger 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Left [62]
Rebin Sulaka 12 April 1992 IF Brommapojkarna (Allsvenskan) (#22) Defender 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Right [63]
Pashang Abdulla 29 May 1994 Degerfors IF (Allsvenskan) (#13) Centre-forward 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [64]
Allan Mohideen 11 November 1993 Utsiktens BK (Superettan) (#4) Defender 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [65]
Sumar Almadjed 13 March 1996 Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#8) Central defensive midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [66]
Amar Muhsin 27 December 1997 Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#33) Centre-forward 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Left [67]
Amin Al-Hamawi 17 December 2003 Helsingborgs IF (Superettan) (#15) Centre-forward 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [68]
Lucas Shlimon 15 February 2003 Örebro SK (Superettan) (#22) Central midfielder Right [69]
Hady Saleh Karim 11 September 1997 Trelleborgs FF (Superettan) (#) Central midfielder [70]
Lass Hamawand 26 July 2004 Torns IF (Ettan) (#22) Central midfielder [71]
Josef Al-Imam 27 July 2004 Malmö FF Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Left [72]
Hani Nesajer 10 January 2005 Trelleborgs FF Goalkeeper [73]
Al-Hussain Shaker Östers IF youth Central midfielder Right
Mustafa Omran Saleh 27 April 2004 Unattached Centre-back 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Right [74]
Marwan Baze 3 February 1998 Unattached Central midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [75]
Nadeem Omar 20 August 2001 Unattached Goalkeeper 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Right [76]

Switzerland

Player Date of birth Club Position Refs
Kumel Al-Rekabe 19 August 2004 Unattached Goalkeeper

Thailand

Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Jiloan Hamad 6 November 1990 Uthai Thani F.C. (#9) (Thai League 1) Central midfielder 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Right [77]
Frans Putros 14 July 1993 Port F.C. (#5) (Thai League 1) Defender 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [78]
Abbas Mohamad 15 June 1998 Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. (#6) (Thai League 2) Defender 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [79]

Turkey

Player Date of birth Club Position Refs
Ali Ali 4 January 2005 Esenler Erokspor youth Goalkeeper [80]

United States of America

Mohanad Jeahze playing for Hammarby. The left-back has roots from the Iraqi city of Samawah and has represented the national team 4 times.
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 [81][82]
Justin Meram 4 December 1988 Charlotte FC (MLS) (#22) Left-winger 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [83]
Jayddin Nassir 2009 Slammers FC
Amir Aldaraji 20 May 2001 Unattached Central defensive midfielder 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

References

  1. ↑ Rewan Amin at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Louai Al-Ani at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Martin Haddad at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Hiran Ahmed at Soccerway
  5. ↑ Aysar Qasim Mohammed at Soccerway
  6. ↑ Haron Ahmed Zubair at Soccerway
  7. ↑ Yousuf Zetuna at Soccerway
  8. ↑ Mohamad Al-Taay at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Ali Auglah at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Mario Shabow at Soccerway
  11. ↑ Aisen Ishak at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Interview with Aisen Ishak".
  13. ↑ Charbel Shamoon at Soccerway
  14. ↑ Ahmed Algarawi at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Ameer Kinani at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Merchas Doski at Soccerway
  17. ↑ Ibrahim Aldin at Soccerway
  18. ↑ Jakub Yunis at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Kevin Yakob at Soccerway
  20. ↑ Mohammed Hassan Ahmad at Soccerway
  21. ↑ Ahmed Hassan at Soccerway
  22. ↑ Majid Al-Atlassi at Soccerway
  23. ↑ Simon Sharif at Soccerway
  24. ↑ Cardo Siddik at Soccerway
  25. ↑ Ameen Al-Dakhil at Soccerway
  26. ↑ Ali Al-Hamadi at Soccerway
  27. ↑ Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway
  29. ↑ Ali Hayder at Soccerway
  30. ↑ Zaid Al-Hussaini at Soccerway
  31. ↑ Moe Shubbar at Soccerway
  32. ↑ Jaami Qureshi at Soccerway
  33. ↑ Ahmed Allée at Soccerway
  34. ↑ Youssef Amyn at Soccerway
  35. ↑ Reber Babir at Soccerway
  36. ↑ Roman Doulashi at Soccerway
  37. ↑ Asil Haidar Ismail at Soccerway
  38. ↑ Ewert Baram at Soccerway
  39. ↑ Sami Kamel at Soccerway
  40. ↑ Adam Rasheed at Soccerway
  41. ↑ Yohan Zetuna at Soccerway
  42. ↑ Zidane Iqbal at Soccerway
  43. ↑ Hussein Ali at Soccerway
  44. ↑ Blnd Hassan at Soccerway
  45. ↑ Arian Sevok at Soccerway
  46. ↑ Masies Artien at Soccerway
  47. ↑ Danilo Al-Saed at Soccerway
  48. ↑ Haidar Al-Taay at Soccerway
  49. ↑ Marko Farji at Soccerway
  50. ↑ Aimar Sher at Soccerway
  51. ↑ Osama Rashid at Soccerway
  52. ↑ Ali Almosawe at Soccerway
  53. ↑ Ahmed Yasin at Soccerway
  54. ↑ Noah Darvich at Soccerway
  55. ↑ Kaleem Shabout at Soccerway
  56. ↑ Maill Lundgren at Soccerway
  57. ↑ Amir Al-Ammari at Soccerway
  58. ↑ Alai Hussain Ghasem at Soccerway
  59. ↑ Montader Madjed at Soccerway
  60. ↑ Ahmed Qasem at Soccerway
  61. ↑ André Alsanati at Soccerway
  62. ↑ Peter Gwargis at Soccerway
  63. ↑ Rebin Sulaka at Soccerway
  64. ↑ Pashang Abdulla at Soccerway
  65. ↑ Allan Mohideen at Soccerway
  66. ↑ Sumar Almadjed at Soccerway
  67. ↑ Amar Muhsin at Soccerway
  68. ↑ Amin Al-Hamawi at Soccerway
  69. ↑ Lucas Shlimon at Soccerway
  70. ↑ Hady Saleh Karim at Soccerway
  71. ↑ Lass Hamawand at Soccerway
  72. ↑ Josef Al-Imam at Soccerway
  73. ↑ Hani Nesajer at Soccerway
  74. ↑ Mustafa Saleh at Soccerway
  75. ↑ Marwan Baze at Soccerway
  76. ↑ Nadeem Omar at Soccerway
  77. ↑ Jiloan Hamad at Soccerway
  78. ↑ Frans Putros at Soccerway
  79. ↑ Abbas Mohamad at Soccerway
  80. ↑ Ali Ali at Soccerway
  81. ↑ Mohanad Jeahze at Soccerway
  82. ↑ Mohanad Jeahze at Soccerway
  83. ↑ Justin Meram at Soccerway
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