Alai Ghasem

Alai Ghasem
Personal information
Full name	Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem
Date of birth	16 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Newroz
Youth career
0000–2019	BK Häcken
2020–2022	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2024	IFK Göteborg
2023	→ Utsiktens BK (loan)
2024	→ AFC Eskilstuna (loan)
2024–	Newroz
International career‡
2021–2023	Iraq U20
2022–	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 10 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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 Newroz. 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

Arabian Gulf Cup: 2023

References

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

External links

Alai Ghasem at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
#27 Alai Ghasem at ifkdb.com

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[FIFA-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] 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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Personal information
Full name	Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)^[1]
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right-back^[2]
Team information
Current team	Newroz
Youth career
0000–2019	BK Häcken
2020–2022	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	IFK Göteborg	8	(0)
2023	→ Utsiktens BK (loan)	3	(0)
2024	→ AFC Eskilstuna (loan)	5	(0)
2024–	Newroz	8	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2023	Iraq U20	8	(1)
2022–	Iraq	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 10 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC)