Murad Mohammed

Murad Mohammed
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2021

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]

Club career

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Al-Kahrabaa

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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

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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

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Iraq U-20

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Mohammed was first called up by his country at Under-20 level.

Iraq U-23

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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

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On 27 January 2021, Murad Mohammed made his first international cap with Iraq against Kuwait in a friendly.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Murad Mohammed". Goalzz. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". goalzz.com. 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "اعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني لودية الكويت". iqiraq.news. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "كاتانيتش يعلن قائمة المنتخب الوطني لمباراة الكويت الودية". alforatnews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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