Ahmed Farhan Mushref Al-Ghalami (Arabic: احمد فرحان; born 1 January 1999) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Farhan Mushref Al-Ghalami | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Mina'a | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Al-Mina'a | (3) | |
2020–2022 | Naft Al-Basra | (16) | |
2022– | Al-Shorta | ||
National team‡ | |||
2021 | Iraq U-20 | ||
2021– | Iraq | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021 |
Ahmed broke into the Al-Mina'a first team in 2017 and remained at the club until 2020, scoring three goals before moving to city rivals Naft Al-Basra, where he scored nine goals in his first season at the club.[1]
Farhan was called up to the Iraq national team for the first time for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. He started both of Iraq's opening matches against Oman and Bahrain before an injury kept him on the bench for Iraq's final match against Qatar.[2]