Ahmad Mnajed

Ahmad Mnajed

Personal information
Full name	Ahmad Mnajed Abbas
Date of birth	December 13, 1978
Place of birth	Iraq
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Second striker, Winger
Club information
Current team	Sulaymaniya FC
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998-2000	Al-Shorta	?	(?)
2000-2004	Al-Zawraa	?	(?)
2004-2006	Al-Riffa	?	(?)
2006-2008	Al-Ansar	48	(8)
2008	Al-Wahda	?	(?)
2008-2009	Al-Talaba	?	(?)
2009-2010	Al-Ansar	?	(?)
2010-2011	Duhok FC	?	(?)
2011- 2012	Baghdad FC	?	(?)
2012-	Sulaymaniya FC	15	(5)
National team^‡
2002-2010	Iraq	36	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2008. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2010

Ahmad Mnajed Abbas (Arabic: أحمد مناجد‎) (born December 13, 1978 in Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for Sulaymaniya FC in Iraq and the Iraq national football team. He usually plays the Second striker position.

Info

Ahmed Menajed was in the Iraq squad in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, but he featured in only one game, coming on as a substitute against Turkmenistan. After the tournament, he moved from Al Zawra’a to Bahrain side Rifaa in October 2004. He spent two seasons in Bahrain before joining Lebanon’s Al Ansar in August 2006, helping them to win their 13th Lebanon League title this year. He was brought into the Iraqi national team by Milan Zivadinovic, making his international debut as a half-time substitute in the 0-0 draw with Lebanon on January 31st 2001. ^[1]

He played for Iraq at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[2]

Honours

Country

• 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics
• 2007 Asian Cup winner

Club

• Iraqi Premier League
  • Winner:4
    • 1997–98 With Al Shorta SC
    • 2000 With Al-Zawra'a SC
    • 2001 with Al-Zawra'a SC
    • 2003 with Al Shorta SC (Golden Boot winner)
• Iraq FA Cup
  • Winner:1
    • 2000 With Al-Zawra'a SC
• Bahraini FA Cup
  • Winner:2
    • 2004 with Riffa S.C.
• Bahraini Crown Prince Cup
  • Winner:1
    • 2004 with Riffa S.C.
• Lebanese Premier League
  • Winner:2
    • 2006 with Al-Ansar SC
    • 2007 with Al-Ansar SC
• Lebanese FA Cup
  • Winner 3
    • 2006 with Al-Ansar SC
    • 2007 with Al-Ansar SC
    • 2010 with Al-Ansar SC

References

1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001.
2. "Ahmed Manajid Abbas Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04.