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Zidane Aamar Iqbal (born 27 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United. Born in England, he represents the Iraq national team.

Zidane Iqbal

Iqbal with Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Zidane Aamar Iqbal[1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Manchester, England[2]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	55
Youth career
2007–2012	Sale United
2012–	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester United	0	(0)
National team‡
2021–	Iraq U23
2022–	Iraq	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:11, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Born in Manchester, Iqbal joined the Manchester United youth system aged nine. He made his first-team debut in a UEFA Champions League match in December 2021. Iqbal represented Iraq at under-23 level before making his senior international debut in January 2022.

Early life

Born in Manchester to a Pakistani father and an Iraqi mother, Iqbal played for local side Sale United from the age of four before joining Manchester United at the age of nine.[3]

Club career

Iqbal signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in April 2021.[4][5] He made his first-team debut for Manchester United on 8 December 2021 as an 89th-minute substitute in a Champions League match against Young Boys.[6] Thus, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for the club, and the first ever British South Asian to play in the Champions League.[7][8]

International career

Iqbal is eligible to represent England, Iraq and Pakistan at international level.[9]

In May 2021, he received an Iraqi passport, and has represented Iraq at youth international level.[10][11] In June 2021, he was called up to the Iraq under-20 team for the 2021 Arab Cup U-20. However, he was refused to travel by Manchester United, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

In September 2021, Iqbal received his first call up to the Iraq U23s for a training camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He made his debut on 4 September against the UAE U23s, making the starting line-up. In October 2021, Iqbal was named as part of the 23-man Iraq U23 squad for the 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship in Saudi Arabia.[13] On 8 October, Iqbal scored his first goal for the Iraq U23 team as the captain of his side.[14]

In January 2022, Iqbal was called up to the Iraq national team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Iran and Lebanon.[15] He made his debut in a 1–0 loss to Iran on 27 January.[16]

Style of play

Iqbal is a midfielder with lots of flair, and is fairly versatile. His main position is as a central midfielder however he has been deployed as a defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder before.[17]

Personal life

As one of a small number of British Asians in association football, Iqbal was part of an FA content series to support South Asian Heritage Month in 2021.[18]

Iqbal is Muslim and cites footballer Mesut Özil as an inspiration to him.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2022[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United U21	2021–22	—	—		—		—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	1	3	1
	2022–23	—	—		—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		5	1	5	1
Manchester United	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		1	0
	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	6	1

International

As of match played 1 February 2022[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iraq	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

References

External links

• Zidane Iqbal at UEFA
• Zidane Iqbal at ESPN FC
• Zidane Iqbal at FootballDatabase.eu
• Zidane Iqbal at L'Équipe (in French)
• Zidane Iqbal at National-Football-Teams.com
• Zidane Iqbal at Soccerbase.com (player)
• Zidane Iqbal at Soccerway.com
• Zidane Iqbal at WorldFootball.net
• Zidane Iqbal at AS.com (in Spanish)

На других языках

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[de] Zidane Iqbal

Zidane Aamar Iqbal (arabisch زيدان عمار إقبال, DMG Zaidān ʿAmmār Iqbāl; * 27. April 2003 in Manchester, England) ist ein irakisch-pakistanischer Fußballspieler. Er spielt bei Manchester United und ist irakischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Zidane Iqbal

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[es] Zidane Iqbal

Zidane Aamar Iqbal (en árabe, زيدان عمار إقبال‎; Mánchester, 27 de abril de 2003) es un futbolista británico, nacionalizado iraquí, que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Manchester United F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Zidane Iqbal

Zidane Aamar Iqbal (en arabe : زيدان عمار إقبال), né le 27 avril 2003 à Manchester, est un footballeur international irakien qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à Manchester United.

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[it] Zidane Iqbal

Zidane Aamar Iqbal (in arabo: زيدان عمار إقبال‎; Manchester, 27 aprile 2003) è un calciatore iracheno, centrocampista del Manchester Utd e della nazionale irachena.

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[ru] Икбал, Зидан

Зидан Амар Икбал (араб. زيدان عمار إقبال‎, англ. Zidane Iqbal; родился 27 апреля 2003, Манчестер) — англо-иракский футболист, полузащитник английского клуба «Манчестер Юнайтед» и сборной Ирака.

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