Murad Mohammed Sabah (Arabic: مراد محمد صباح; born 1 April 1997) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Zawraa in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraqi national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Al-Shirqat | |||
| –2017 | Baiji | ||
| 2017–2020 | Al-Kahrabaa | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al Shorta | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Naft Al-Wasat | ||
| 2022– | Al-Zawraa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017-2018 | Iraq U20 | ||
| 2018- | Iraq U23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2021– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Al-Kahrabaa edit
Mohammed signed for Iraqi Premier League side Al-Kahrabaa in 2017, helping them to fifth place in his debut season, their best ever finish in their history.[2] The following season, Murad helped the club to their first ever Iraq FA Cup final, beating Al-Talaba 3-0 in the semi-final[3] before losing to Al-Zawraa 1-0 in the final.[4]
Al-Shorta edit
In June 2020, Mohammed signed for Iraqi Premier League defending champions Al-Shorta. Murad scored his first goals for his new club in November 2020 in the Iraq FA Cup against Al-Khalis, scoring two goals in a 5-0 victory.
International career edit
Iraq U-20 edit
Mohammed was first called up by his country at Under-20 level.
Iraq U-23 edit
Murad was part of the Iraq U-23 side that qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Australia. Murad scored 3 goals in 3 appearances in the qualifiers and started all 3 matches in the tournament as Iraq were knocked out at the group stage.
Iraq edit
On 27 January 2021, Murad Mohammed made his first international cap with Iraq against Kuwait in a friendly.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Murad Mohammed". Goalzz. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". goalzz.com. 18 July 2018.
- ^ "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019.
- ^ "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019.
- ^ "اعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني لودية الكويت". iqiraq.news. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "كاتانيتش يعلن قائمة المنتخب الوطني لمباراة الكويت الودية". alforatnews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links edit
- Murad Mohammed at Soccerway
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