Alai Hussain Ghasem (Arabic: الاي علي فاضل; born 16 February 2003) is a footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a defender.[1] Born in Sweden, he is an international for Iraq.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alai Hussain Ghasem | ||
Date of birth | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2019 | BK Häcken | ||
2020–2022 | IFK Göteborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | IFK Göteborg | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Iraq U19 | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Iraq | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Ghasem was born in Sweden to an Iraqi father and Algerian mother.[2] He represented the Iraq under-19s in November 2021.[3]
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.[4]
IFK Göteborg – current squad | |
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