Louaï Majid El Ani (Arabic: لؤي ماجد العاني; born 12 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Zawraa in the Iraqi Premier League.[1] Born in Morocco, he plays for the Iraq national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louaï Majid Al Ani | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ifrane, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | FUS Rabat | ||
| 2017–2020 | KAC | 70 | (20) |
| 2020–2022 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 2022– | Al-Zawraa SC | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Iraq U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
International career edit
El Ani was born in Morocco to an Iraqi father and Moroccan mother. He has dual citizenship, and was cleared to play for the Iraq national team in December 2019.[2] He debuted for Iraq in a friendly 2-0 loss to Russia on 26 March 2023.[3]
Honours edit
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
References edit
- ^ "تغريم لاعب الجوية لؤي العاني 4 ملايين دينار وتحرمه 4 مباريات" [Al-Jawiya player Louaï El Ani was fined 4 million dinars and banned 4 matches]. أخبار العراق (in Arabic). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "جامعة الكرة ترخص للاعب لؤي العاني لتمثيل المنتخب العراقي | Aldar.ma". aldar.ma. 17 December 2019.
- ^ "منتخب العراق وروسيا ودياً في سان بطرسبورغ .. شاهد المباراة |". 26 March 2023.
External links edit
- Louaï El Ani at WorldFootball.net