Abbas Mohamad
Abbas Mohamad (Arabic: عباس محمد; born 15 June 1998) is a footballer who last played for GAIS Göteborg as a defender. Born in Sweden, he is an international for the Iraq national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | GAIS Göteborg | ||
Youth career | |||
Borås Kings | |||
Elfsborg | |||
Kronängs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2022 | Norrby | 77 | (3) |
2017 | →Dalstorps (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018 | →Vårgårda (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Dalkurd | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | GAIS Göteborg | ||
2023–2024 | Nakhon Ratchasima | ||
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 14 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:05, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Career
Mohamad is a youth product of Borås Kings, Elfsborg and Kronängs. He began his senior career in the Superettan with Norrby in 2015. On 9 March 2016, he extended his contract with Norrby for 2 more years.[1] On 9 August 2017, he joined Dalstorps on loan for the season.[2] In 2018, he again extended his contract for 3 more years and went on loan with Vårgårda.[3] He transferred to Dalkurd on 1 August 2022.[4]
On 12 December 2022, he joined GAIS on a two year contract. Later that month, Mohamad made social media posts supporting controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, after Tate's arrest for human trafficking. On New Years Eve, GAIS released a statement saying that the club did not share his viewpoints and would be discussing his social media usage. Mohamad continued to make social media posts supporting Tate and on 7 January 2023, GAIS released a statement saying that he was no longer part of the club.[5][6]
On 14 July 2023, he joined Nakhon Ratchasima for 1 season.
International career
Born in Sweden, Mohamad is of Iraqi descent. He was called up to the senior Iraq national team team for the 2022 Jordan International Tournament. On 23 September 2022, Alai made his first team debut for Iraq in a penalty shootout loss against Oman.[7] He debuted in the tournament in a 1–0 win over Syria on 26 September 2022.[8]
References
- "Norrby Idrottsförening - A-laget". www.norrbyif.se.
- "Norrby Idrottsförening - A-laget". www.norrbyif.se.
- "Officiellt: Norrby förlänger med Mohamad - flyttar upp Sijan". fotbolltransfers.com.
- "Officiellt: Dalkurd FF värvar Mohamad - Olberkis och Katsantonis lämnar". fotbolltransfers.com.
- Trollér, Philip (10 January 2023). "Gais självkritik – efter uppbrottet med Abbas Mohamad". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Abbas Mohamad lämnar GAIS". GAIS (in Swedish). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Iraq vs Oman (1-1) Sep 23, 2022 Lineups and Squads". FootballCritic.
- "العراق يهزم سوريا ويحسم المركز الثالث ببطولة الأردن الرباعية". winwin.com.
External links
- Abbas Mohamad at Soccerway
- Abbas Mohamad at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)