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Alexander Aoraha
Iraqi footballer (born 2003)
Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha (Arabic: أليكساندر أوراها; born 17 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Iraq internationally.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014– | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Iraq U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Iraq U23 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 | |||
Queens Park Rangers
Having spent his whole youth career at London club Queens Park Rangers, Aoraha trained with the first team for the first time in November 2022.[citation needed]
Iraq U-23
Eligible to represent England or Iraq internationally, through his father, a Chaldean from Iraq, Alex chose to represent Iraq.
Aoraha received his first call-up for the U-23s in January 2022 for a training camp in Antalya, Turkey in preparation for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, during which he played every match. He has won 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the U-23s.[3][4]
Iraq
After impressing with the U-23s, Aoraha received a call-up to the senior national team in November 2022, just 10 months after first being called up to the U-23s. He was an unused substitute in a friendly against Mexico and made his debut in the starting lineup against Ecuador on November 12.[5]
Club
- As of match played 16 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "أبرز المُحترفين الذين سينضمون لمُعسكر الأولمبي العراقي تحضيرًا لكأس آسيا" (in Arabic). IQPro. January 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "لاعب كوينز بارك رينجرز جاهز لتمثيل العراق" (in Arabic). IQiraq. April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "متوسط ميدان كوينز بارك رينجرز الانكليزي الكسندر اوراها" (in Arabic). Nabd. November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.