Murad Mohammed

Murad Mohammed Sabah (Arabic: مراد محمد صباح; born 1 April 1997) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraqi national team.[1]

Murad Mohammed
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Iraq
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Naft Al-Wasat
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Al-Shirqat
–2017 Baiji
2017–2020 Al-Kahrabaa
2020–2021 Al-Shorta 26 (2)
2021– Naft Al-Wasat
National team‡
2017-2018 Iraq U20
2018- Iraq U23 6 (3)
2021– Iraq 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2021

Club career

Al-Kahrabaa

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

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

Iraq U-20

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

Iraq U-23

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

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

References
  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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