List of Iraqi expatriate footballers

After the Iraq War in 2003, and even due to conflict before that, many Iraqis were forced to flee their country and settle elsewhere. Due to this reason, there are many Iraqi footballers living and playing abroad. Below is a list of young footballers of Iraqi origin who live elsewhere.

Players in bold are players that have been capped at any level for Iraq. Please also note that this is an incomplete list.

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 (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 Duhok (#37) (Iraqi Premier League) Central midfielder 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Right [1]
Louaï Al-Ani (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 Al-Zawraa SC (#4) (Iraqi Premier League) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [2]
Martin Haddad (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 Naft Al-Wasat SC (#37) (Iraqi Premier League) Centre-back 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [3]
Ali Sadeq Flayeh 25 May 2000 Al-Jolan SC (#30) (Iraq Division One) Goalkeeper 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Right [4]

Albania
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Yousuf Zetuna (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 KS Kastrioti (#33) Centre-forward 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [5]

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 (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 Newcastle Jets (#14) Central defensive midfielder 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [6]
Ali Auglah (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 Macarthur FC (#36) Right winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Left [7]
Mario Shabow (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 Blacktown City FC (#10) Central attacking midfielder 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Right [8]
Aisen Ishak (2002-02-13) 13 February 2002 Preston Lions FC Left-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Left [9][10]
Charbel Shamoon (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 Western United Right-back 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [11]

Belgium
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Ahmed Abdulridha Beerschot youth
Rayan Oraibi Faraj RSD Anderlecht youth
Ali Reda Aljassar Unknown Right-back

Canada
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Ameer Kinani (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 Vancouver FC (#10) Striker 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Right [12]

Czech Republic
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Merchas Doski (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 FC Slovácko (#14) Left-back 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Left [13]
Ibrahim Aldin (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 FC Slovácko B (#10) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [14]

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 (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 AGF (Danish Superliga) (#17) Central midfielder 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [15]
Mohammad Hassan Ahmed (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 Næstved BK (Danish 1st Division) (#27) Goalkeeper [16]
Ahmed Hassan (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 Nykøbing FC (Danish 1st Division) (#9) Centre-forward 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [17]
Ali Almosawe (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 B.93 (Danish 2nd Division) (#29) Right-winger 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Left [18]
Adam Rasheed (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 Aalborg BK youth (Danish Superliga) Centre-back 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [19]
Matin Saleh (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 Unattached Right-back Both
Matin Majid Al-Atlassi (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) Midfielder [20]
Simon Friis Sharif (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 Hillerød Fodbold (Danish 1st Division) Right-back Right [21]
Zanar Hussein (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 AGF youth (Danish Superliga) Central midfielder

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
Zidane Iqbal (2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 Manchester United F.C. (Premier League) (#55) Central midfielder 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [22]
Cardo Siddik (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 Crystal Palace F.C. (Premier League) (#57) Centre-back 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Left [23]
Ameen Al-Dakhil (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 Burnley F.C. (Championship) (#28) Centre-back 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Right [24]
Ali Al-Hamadi (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 AFC Wimbledon (EFL League Two) (#12) Centre-forward 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [25]
Alexander Aoraha (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 Queens Park Rangers (EFL Championship) (#48) Central midfielder 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Left [26][27]
Ali Hayder (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 Stoke City F.C. youth (EFL Championship) Left-winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [28]
Zaid Al-Hussaini (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 Crawley Town F.C. (EFL League Two) (#36) Right-winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Left [29]
Moe Shubbar (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 Crawley Town F.C. (EFL League Two) (#14) Centre-forward 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Left [30]
Joseph Khoshaba (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 Crystal Palace F.C. youth (Premier League) Goalkeeper
Yasin Al-Abbas (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 Accrington Stanley youth (EFL League Two)
Jaami Qureshi (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 Unattached Left-winger 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [31]
Hadi Haidar (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 Unattached Central Defensive Midfielder 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Right

France
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Ahmed Allée (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 US Orléans (#17) Central attacking midfielder 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Right [32]

Germany
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Ewert Baram (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 1. FC Nürnberg youth Central defensive midfielder 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [33]
Reber Babir (2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 SC Verl youth Centre-forward 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [34]
Roman Doulashi (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 FC Schalke 04 youth Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Left [35]
Noah Darvich (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 SC Freiburg youth Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Left [36]
Arian Amyn (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 Viktoria Koln youth Left winger Right
Jussef Nasrawe (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 Bayern Munich youth Central midfielder 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Left
Marwan Mirza Borussia Dortmund youth
Sanest Sindi (2009-05-20) 20 May 2009 Bayern Munich youth
Karsan Doski 2003 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder (#10) Central midfielder 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Both
Asil Haidar Ismail (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 Free agent Left-winger Right [37]

Italy
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred foot Refs
Marco Muhammad Schuan (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 S.S. Lazio youth Left-winger 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right
Mustafa Omran Saleh (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 Atalanta B.C. youth Centre-back 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Right [38]
Baqer Amer (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 Genoa C.F.C. youth Left-winger 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right

Mexico
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Yohan Zetuna (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 Oaxaca (#15) Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [39]

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 [40]
Haidar Al-Taay 8 July 1998 Skeid Oslo (#17) Centre-back 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Right [41]
Marko Farji 16 March 2004 Strømsgodset (#55) Left-winger 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [42]

Netherlands
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Aimar Sher 20 December 2002 FC Groningen loan (#31) Central midfielder 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Right [43]
Hussein Ali 1 March 2000 SC Heerenveen (#15) Right-back 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [44]
Youssef Amyn 21 August 2003 Feyenoord (#43) Left-winger 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Right [45]
Blnd Hassan 12 August 2003 De Graafschap Left-winger 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [46]
Manuel Iylia 5 May 2004 FC Twente youth Central midfielder 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Right
Mahan Atta Yaramadi 19 May 2004 SC' t Zand Central midfielder Right
Arian Sevok 25 March 1998 Sparta Nijkerk (#25) Goalkeeper 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Right [47][48]
Rewan Amin 2007 Excelsior Rotterdam youth Centre-forward
Tai Abed 3 August 2004 PSV Eindhoven Central attacking midfielder 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Left [49][50]

Qatar
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Fahad Waad 18 September 1999 Al-Shamal SC loan (#47) Right-back 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Right [51]
Barakat Jaafer 15 January 2000 Al-Shahaniya SC (#5) Central midfielder [52]
Hassan Al-Mayyahi 12 February 1999 Al-Duhail SC reserves Central defensive midfielder 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Right [53][54]

Spain
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Ali Hatem Mohammed 8 November 2002 Las Rozas CF youth 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 loan (Allsvenskan) (#24) Central midfielder 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Left [57]
Alai Ghasem 16 February 2003 IFK Goteborg (Allsvenskan) (#27) Right-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Right [58]
Mohib Khalaf 31 January 2004 IFK Goteborg youth (Allsvenskan) Central Defensive Midfielder Right
Saade Mohsin 24 January 2005 Djurgårdens IF youth (Allsvenskan) Left-back Left
Montader Madjed 7 April 2005 Hammarby IF (Allsvenskan) (#38) Right-winger 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Left [59]
Sumar Almadjed 13 March 1996 Helsingborgs IF (Allsvenskan) (#8) Central defensive midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [60]
Amar Muhsin 27 December 1997 Helsingborgs IF (Allsvenskan) (#33) Centre-forward 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Left [61]
Amin Al-Hamawi 17 December 2003 Helsingborgs IF (Allsvenskan) (#15) Centre-forward 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [62]
Ahmed Qasem 12 July 2003 IF Elfsborg (Allsvenskan) (#18) Right-winger 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Left [63]
André Alsanati 6 January 2000 IK Sirius (Allsvenskan) (#22) Right-winger 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Left [64]
Peter Gwargis 4 September 2000 Degerfors IF loan (Allsvenskan) (#21) Right-winger 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Left [65]
Lass Hamawand 26 July 2004 Malmo FF youth (Allsvenskan) (#47) Central midfielder [66]
Josef Al-Imam 27 July 2004 Malmo FF youth (Allsvenskan) (#45) Centre-back 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Left [67]
Abbas Mohamad 15 June 1998 GAIS Göteborg (Superettan) Centre-back 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Right [68]
Marwan Bazi 3 February 1998 Jönköpings Södra IF (Superettan) (#22) Central midfielder 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Right [69]
Pashang Abdulla 29 May 1994 Jönköpings Södra IF (Superettan) Centre-forward 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [70]
Haron Ahmed Zubair 9 December 1995 Dalkurd FF (Superettan) (#10) Central attacking midfielder [71]
Hady Saleh Karim 11 September 1997 Örgryte IS (Superettan) Central midfielder [72]
Lucas Shlimon 15 February 2003 Orebro SK (Superettan) (#22) Central midfielder Right [73]
Robin Hadad 16 May 2005 Orebro SK youth (Superettan) Centre-forward [74]
Hani Haidar 10 January 2005 Trelleborgs FF youth (Superettan) (#31) Goalkeeper [75]
Nadeem Omar 20 August 2001 Falkenbergs FF (Ettan) (#42) Goalkeeper 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Right [76]

Switzerland
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Hiran Ahmed 6 April 2000 FC Thun (#94) Central midfielder 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Right [77]

Turkey
Player Date of birth Club Position Refs
Ali Ali 4 January 2005 Esenler Erokspor youth Goalkeeper [78]

United Arab Emirates
Player Date of birth Club Position Height Preferred Foot Refs
Mohammed Mustafa 23 March 2000 Dibba Fujairah (#25) Centre-back 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Right [79]

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 [80][81]
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. "Ali Sadiq Flayeh". m.goalzz.com. GOALZZ.
  5. Yousuf Zetuna at Soccerway
  6. Mohamad Al-Taay at Soccerway
  7. Ali Auglah at Soccerway
  8. Mario Shabow at Soccerway
  9. Aisen Ishak at Soccerway
  10. "Interview with Aisen Ishak".
  11. Charbel Shamoon at Soccerway
  12. Ameer Kinani at Soccerway
  13. Merchas Doski at Soccerway
  14. Ibrahim Aldin at Soccerway
  15. Kevin Yakob at Soccerway
  16. Mohammad Hassan Ahmed at Soccerway
  17. Ahmed Hassan at Soccerway
  18. Ali Almosawe at Soccerway
  19. Adam Rasheed at Soccerway
  20. Majid Al-Atlassi at Soccerway
  21. Simon Sharif at Soccerway
  22. Zidane Iqbal at Soccerway
  23. Cardo Siddik at Soccerway
  24. Ameen Al-Dakhil at Soccerway
  25. Ali Al-Hamadi at Soccerway
  26. Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway
  27. Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway
  28. Ali Hayder at Soccerway
  29. Zaid Al-Hussaini at Soccerway
  30. Moe Shubbar at Soccerway
  31. Jaami Qureshi at Soccerway
  32. Ahmed Allée at Soccerway
  33. Ewert Baram at Soccerway
  34. Reber Babir at Soccerway
  35. Roman Doulashi at Soccerway
  36. Noah Darvich at Soccerway
  37. Asil Haidar Ismail at Soccerway
  38. Mustafa Saleh at Soccerway
  39. Yohan Zetuna at Soccerway
  40. Danilo Al-Saed at Soccerway
  41. Haidar Al-Taay at Soccerway
  42. Marko Farji at Soccerway
  43. Aimar Sher at Soccerway
  44. Hussein Ali at Soccerway
  45. Youssef Amyn at Soccerway
  46. Blnd Hassan at Soccerway
  47. Arian Sevok at Soccerway
  48. "Hij stopte en begon te schreeuwen: Denk je dat we hier bij Barcelona zijn?". voetbalzone.nl.
  49. Tai Abed at Soccerway
  50. "תאי עבד הטריף את הכדורגל העיראקי: "תחזור לשורשים שלך"". sports.walla.co.il.
  51. Fahad Waad at Soccerway
  52. Barakat Jaafer at Soccerway
  53. Hassan Al-Mayyahi at Soccerway
  54. Hassan Al-Mayyahi 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. Sumar Almadjed at Soccerway
  61. Amar Muhsin at Soccerway
  62. Amin Al-Hamawi at Soccerway
  63. Ahmed Qasem at Soccerway
  64. André Alsanati at Soccerway
  65. Peter Gwargis at Soccerway
  66. Lass Hamawand at Soccerway
  67. Josef Al-Imam at Soccerway
  68. Abbas Mohamad at Soccerway
  69. Marwan Bazi at Soccerway
  70. Pashang Abdulla at Soccerway
  71. Haron Ahmed Zubair at Soccerway
  72. Hady Saleh Karim at Soccerway
  73. Lucas Shlimon at Soccerway
  74. Robin Hadad at Soccerway
  75. Hani Nesajer at Soccerway
  76. Nadeem Omar at Soccerway
  77. Hiran Ahmed at Soccerway
  78. Ali Ali at Soccerway
  79. Mohammad Mustafa at Soccerway
  80. Mohanad Jeahze at Soccerway
  81. Mohanad Jeahze at Soccerway
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