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Brwa Hekmat Nouri (Kurdish: بڕوا نوری; born 23 January 1987) is an Iraqi[2][3] professional footballer who plays for Indonesian club Bali United as a midfielder.[4][5] In 2016, he made his debut for the Iraq national team.

Brwa Nouri

Brwa with Iraq in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Brwa Hekmat Nouri
Date of birth	(1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bali United
Number	6
Youth career
	Vasalunds IF
0000–2004	AIK Fotboll
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	AIK Fotboll	3	(0)
2006	→ Åtvidabergs FF (loan)	5	(1)
2007–2008	→ Väsby United (loan)	30	(2)
2008	→ Gröndals IK (loan)	10	(2)
2008–2013	Dalkurd	116	(37)
2014–2018	Östersund	121	(18)
2018–	Bali United	83	(1)
2021	→ Zakho (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2003	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2004–2006	Sweden U19	3	(1)
2016–2018	Iraq	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:57, 15 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Nouri was born in Iraq to Kurdish parents and moved with his family to Sweden as a child. He started his football career at Vasalunds IF before joining AIK at the age of 13. He won the JSM final with AIK and where he scored in the final against Västra Frölunda.

He made his A-team debut in AIK on 7 October 2005, against Falkenbergs FF in the Superettan. In 2006 he was with AIK's A-team but was loaned to Åtvidabergs FF.[4] He returned to AIK after the season but then he was loaned out again, this time to Väsby United in 2007. In total, Nouri played three league matches in the Superettan, a match in the Svenska cupen and 16 training matches for AIK.

Prior to the 2009 season, Nouri signed for Dalkurd FF. In November 2011, he extended his contract with the club for two years.

Östersunds FK

In 2014, Brwa Nouri signed for Östersunds FK, a team playing in the Superettan, the 2nd tier of Swedish football. He played his first game in the league against Ljungskile SK on 6 April 2014. Nouri quickly established himself as a vital part of the squad, and was the vice-captain of the club. He OFK finished the season in 5th place. In the next season, OFK finished second in the league table, and were promoted to the Allsvenskan. In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Brwa Nouri captained the team to an 8th-place finish and a historic Svenska Cupen victory, which saw them qualify to the Europa League qualifiers the following season.

ÖFK improved on their result the following season, finishing 5th in the Swedish league. ÖFK made headlines all around the world as they qualified to the group stages after defeating giants Galatasaray, where Brwa Nouri scored, Fola Esch, and PAOK, where Brwa Nouri scored.[6] ÖFK were drawn in group J alongside Athletic Bilbao, Hertha BSC, and Zorya Luhansk. OFK finished second in the group, level on points with Bilbao. Brwa became the first Iraqi to score in the Europa League when he scored the winner against Hertha Berlin.[7] ÖFK were knocked out by Arsenal in the round of 32.[8]

International career

Nouri was born in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, to an Iraqi-Kurdish family. He was raised in Sweden and played for their youth national teams,[9][10] but switched to the Iraq national team for World Cup Qualifiers in October 2016.[11] Nouri made his formal debut for Iraq in a 0–0 friendly tie with Jordan.[12][13] He played in Iraq for the first time ever on 5 October 2017, where he scored his first goal for Iraq.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Svenska Cupen		UEFA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Åtvidabergs FF (loan)	2006	Superettan	5	1	0	0	2	0	7	1
Väsby United (loan)	2007	Division 1	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
	2008	Superettan	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Gröndals IK (loan)	2008	Division 1	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
Dalkurd FF	2009	Division 2	20	9	0	0	0	0	20	9
	2010	Division 1	26	10	1	0	0	0	27	10
	2011		24	5	0	0	0	0	24	5
	2012		24	6	0	0	0	0	24	6
	2013		22	7	2	0	0	0	24	7
Östersunds FK	2014	Superettan	27	2	4	0	0	0	31	2
	2015		27	4	0	0	0	0	27	4
	2016	Allsvenskan	27	4	3	0	0	0	30	4
	2017		26	6	0	0	14	3	40	9
	2018		14	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
Career total			282	60	10	0	14	3	306	63

International

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nouri goal.

List of international goals scored by Brwa Nouri[14]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 October 2017	Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq	Kenya	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Östersunds FK

• Svenska Cupen: 2016–17

Bali United

• Liga 1: 2019,[15] 2021–22

Individual

• Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2021–22

See also

• List of Iraq international footballers

References

External links

• Brwa Hekmat Nouri at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
• Brwa Nouri at Soccerway
• Brwa Nouri – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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[de] Brwa Nouri

Brwa Hekmat Nouri (* 23. Januar 1987 in Urmia, Iran) ist ein irakisch-schwedischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler durchlief mehrere schwedische Nachwuchsnationalmannschaften, ehe er 2016 in der irakischen Nationalmannschaft debütierte.

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- [en] Brwa Nouri

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[fr] Brwa Nouri

Brwa Nouri (né le 23 janvier 1987 à Ourmia en Iran) est un footballeur international irakien d'origine kurde qui évolue au poste de milieu défensif. Il possède également la nationalité suédoise.

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[it] Brwa Nouri

Brwa Hekmat Nouri (Urmia, 27 gennaio 1987) è un calciatore svedese naturalizzato iracheno, centrocampista del Bali United.

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[ru] Нури, Брва

Брва Хекмат Нури (перс. بروا نوری‎, 23 января 1987 года, Урмия) — шведско-иранский футболист, иракский курд[2]. Полузащитник.

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