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Alai Ghasem

Alai Ghasem

Iraqi footballer (born 2003)

Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem (Arabic: الاي فاضل علي حسين قاسم; born 16 February 2003), known as Alai Hussain Ghasem or simply Alai Ghasem, is a footballer who plays as a as a right-back for AFC Eskilstuna, on loan from IFK Göteborg.[3] Born in Sweden, he represents the Iraq national team.

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International career

Ghasem was born in Sweden to an Iraqi father and Algerian mother.[4] He represented the Iraq under-19s in November 2021.[5]

On 23 September 2022, Alai made his first team debut for Iraq in a penalty shootout loss against Oman in the 2022 Jordan International Tournament.[6] He has been called up to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Iraq

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    Alai Ghasem at WorldFootball.net
  3. [3]
    Andersson, Gabriel (2024-03-27). "Alai lånas ut". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  4. [4]
    "لاعب عراقي ينفي رغبته بتمثيل منتخب الجزائر". صحيفة الخليج.
  5. [5]
    "وصول محترفي منتخب الشباب الآي علي فاضل وبلند عمر علي إلى البصرة". baghdadtoday.news.
  6. [6]
    "Iraq vs Oman (1-1) Sep 23, 2022 Lineups and Squads". FootballCritic.


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