Ahmed Yahya

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Ahmed Yahya
Yahya playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Shatt Al-Arab, Basra, Iraq
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Shorta
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2020 Masafi Al-Janoob
2020–2022 Al-Minaa
2022– Al-Shorta 22 (0)
International career
2023– Iraq 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj (Arabic: أحمد يحيى, born 27 May 1997) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.[1][2][3][4]

International debut[edit]

On 16 June 2023, Yahya earned his first international cap with Iraq against Colombia in a friendly match.[5][6]

Honours[edit]

Al-Shorta

References[edit]

  1. ^ خاص.. منافسة ثلاثية على لاعب الميناء العراقي أحمد يحيى (in Arabic). winwin.com. 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ الميناء يوافق على رحيل يحيى إلى الشرطة (in Arabic). kooora.com. 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ الشرطة يكشف مدة غياب مدافعه (in Arabic). kooora.com. 23 March 2023.
  4. ^ 10 أيام تفصل مدافع الشرطة عن العودة للمباريات (in Arabic). kooora.com. 12 April 2023.
  5. ^ استدعاء 27 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب الوطني لمعسكر إسبانيا (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Colombia vs. Iraq 1–0". soccerway.com. June 16, 2023.

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