Nur Al-Jawahiri

Nur Al-Jawahiri
Personal information
Full name Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri
Date of birth (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003
Place of birth Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 10
Youth career
2018–2020 BVV Barendrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Excelsior Rotterdam 17 (0)
Sparta Rotterdam
International career‡
2025– Iraq 8 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 December 2025

Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri (Arabic: نُور سَلَام جَوَاد ٱلْجَوَاهِرِي; Born 23 July 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vrouwen Eerste divisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in the Netherlands from Iraqi father and Iraqi Kurdish mother, she represents the Iraq national football team.[1]

Club career

Born in Zoetermeer and raised in Pijnacker, Al-Jawahiri began playing football at the age of six with local club DSVP. After an unbeaten season with the youth team, she was scouted by Excelsior Rotterdam at age 15.[2] Then, at 16, she made her Eredivisie debut on 16 February 2020 in an away match against SC Heerenveen.[3] She spent three years with Excelsior, mostly featuring for the reserves, before moving to Sparta Rotterdam in search of more regular playing time.[4]

International career

Al-Jawahiri was born in the Netherlands to Iraqi parents, making her eligible to represent either the Netherlands or Iraq at international level.

In February 2024, Al-Jawahiri got her first call-up to the Iraqi senior team for a preparatory training camp in Paris for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[5] However, an injury during the camp forced her to be withdrawn and miss the tournament. She earned a second call-up in June 2025 for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. On 23 June 2025, she made her international debut against Timor-Leste. Three days later, on 26 June, Al-Jawahiri scored Iraq's first-ever competitive goal on the international stage against Mongolia and became the first Iraqi woman to score a hat-trick, leading the team to its historic first official win.[6][7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 26 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iraq 202400
202565
Total65
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Jawahiri goal.
List of international goals scored by Nur Al-Jawahiri
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 June 2025 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand  Mongolia 1–1 5–2 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2 3–2
3 5–2
4 24 November 2025 Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–2 1–2 2025 WAFF Women's Championship
5 26 November 2025  United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–0

References

  1. ↑ "Hanging Crucifixion". www.heavy-r.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nur (20) combineert topsport met studie Geneeskunde". delftopzondag.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "In gesprek met Nur Al Jawahiri van Excelsior Vrouwen 1". voetbaljournaal.com (in Dutch). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nur Al Jawahiri over de combinatie topsport en studie geneeskunde". excelsiorrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nur Al-Jawahiri joins Iraq's training camp in Paris". kooora.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Al-Hadithi, Ayoub (26 June 2025). "Nur Al-Jawahiri: From Studying Medicine to Glory with Iraq's Women's National Team". alaraby.co.uk. Istanbul: Am Araby. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "She led Iraq's women's national team to its first-ever victory… Nur Al-Jawahiri tops the trend charts". alsumaria.tv. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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