Ahmed Yahya
 Yahya playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Shatt Al-Arab, Basra, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Masafi Al-Janoob | ||
| 2020–2022 | Al-Minaa | ||
| 2022– | Al-Shorta | 100 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq | 20 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj (Arabic: أَحْمَد يَحْيَى مَحْمُود الْحَجَّاج, born 1 July 1995) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.[1][2][3][4]
International career
On 16 June 2023, Yahya earned his first international cap with Iraq against Colombia in a friendly match.[5][6]
On 1 June, he was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7] However, he sustained a hamstring injury during a friendly match against Spain and was replaced by Ahmed Maknzi on June 6.[8]
Honours
Al-Shorta
References
- ↑ خاص.. منافسة ثلاثية على لاعب الميناء العراقي أحمد يحيى (in Arabic). winwin.com. 5 July 2022.
- ↑ الميناء يوافق على رحيل يحيى إلى الشرطة (in Arabic). kooora.com. 14 August 2022.
- ↑ الشرطة يكشف مدة غياب مدافعه (in Arabic). kooora.com. 23 March 2023.
- ↑ 10 أيام تفصل مدافع الشرطة عن العودة للمباريات (in Arabic). kooora.com. 12 April 2023.
- ↑ استدعاء 27 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب الوطني لمعسكر إسبانيا (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 2 June 2023.
- ↑ "Colombia vs. Iraq 1–0". soccerway.com. 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Iraq name experienced World Cup squad with Hussein spearheading attack". Reuters. 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Makenzie replaces injured Yahya in Iraq's World Cup squad". Reuters. 6 June 2026.
External links
- Ahmed Yahya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmed Yahya at Soccerway
- Ahmed Yahya at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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