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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
AFC Eskilstuna (on loan from IFK Göteborg) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | BK Häcken | ||
| 2020–2022 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | IFK Göteborg | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Utsiktens BK (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Iraq U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | Iraq | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
International career edit
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 edit
Iraq
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Alai Ghasem at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Andersson, Gabriel (2024-03-27). "Alai lånas ut". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "لاعب عراقي ينفي رغبته بتمثيل منتخب الجزائر". صحيفة الخليج.
- ^ "وصول محترفي منتخب الشباب الآي علي فاضل وبلند عمر علي إلى البصرة". baghdadtoday.news.
- ^ "Iraq vs Oman (1-1) Sep 23, 2022 Lineups and Squads". FootballCritic.
External links edit
- Alai Ghasem at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- #27 Alai Ghasem at ifkdb.com
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