Mohammed Ali Karim
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Ali Karim | ||
Date of birth | June 25, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Iraq | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Talaba | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2005–2007 | Al-Shorta | 13 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Al-Jazeera Club Amman | (0) | |
2008-2008 | Al-Shorta | ||
2008-2009 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
2009-2009 | Al-Jazira Club | ||
2009-2010 | Mes Kerman | 11 | (0) |
2010-2010 | Al-Zawra'a SC | ||
2010–2011 | Al Shorta | 11 | (0) |
2011–2011 | Arbil SC | ||
2011–2012 | Al-Zawra'a SC | ||
2012– | Talaba | ||
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Iraq | 25 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2009. |
Mohammed Ali Karim (Arabic: محمد علي كريم) (born June 25, 1986 in Iraq) is an Iraqi football defender. He currently plays for Al-Talaba in Iraq.
Club career
Mohammed Ali Kareem has established himself as one of the most promising players in Iraq. Born in June 1986, he started his playing career as a teenager in 2005 with Bagdad-based Al Shorta, where he spent two years honing his skills and gaining valuable experience. 2007 he was signed by Jordanian giants Al Jazeera Amman, where he spent a season before returning to his homeland for short stints with Al Shorta again and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya followed by a lucrative move to the Abu Dhabi-based Al Jazira. He then moved to Al Zawraa and in October 2010 he moved back to Al Shorta, where he was given the number 2 shirt, after Samal Saeed left Al Shorta. In March 2011 Mohammed Ali Karim signed on a contract with Arbil SC.[1] Shortly after Mohammed signed with Al-Zawra'a SC before siging for Talaba SC in 2012
International career
Kareem broke into Iraq's Olympic side (U23) and played a key defensive role in the silver-winning campaign at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha. Karim earned his first senior call-up in 2008 under Adnan Hamad and featured in three of the Iraqis' six qualifying games in Asia's third stage of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, including the 1–0 victory over Australia.
Honours
Country
- 2006 Asian Games Silver medallist.
Club
2011/12 Iraqi Premier League with erbil
References
External links
- Mohammed Ali Karim at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohammed Ali Karim – FIFA competition record