Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem (Arabic: الاي فاضل علي حسين قاسم; born 16 February 2003) is a footballer who plays as a right-back for Örebro SK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Iraq national team.

Club career

On 27 Match 2024, Ghasem was loaned out to AFC Eskilstuna.[3]

International career

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

Iraq

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Alai Ghasem at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Andersson, Gabriel (27 March 2024). "Alai lånas ut". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "لاعب عراقي ينفي رغبته بتمثيل منتخب الجزائر". صحيفة الخليج.
  5. ^ "وصول محترفي منتخب الشباب الآي علي فاضل وبلند عمر علي إلى البصرة". baghdadtoday.news.
  6. ^ "Iraq vs Oman (1-1) Sep 23, 2022 Lineups and Squads". FootballCritic.


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