Alai Ghasem

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 for Utsiktens BK, on loan from IFK Göteborg, as a right-back.[3] Born in Sweden, he is an international for Iraq.

Alai Ghasem
Personal information
Full name Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003[1]
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Utsiktens BK
(on loan from IFK Göteborg)
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2019 BK Häcken
2020–2022 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– IFK Göteborg 8 (0)
2023– → Utsiktens BK (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Iraq U20 8 (1)
2022– Iraq 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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. "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. Alai Ghasem at Soccerway
  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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