Muntadher Mohammed (Arabic: منتظر محمد; born 5 June 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji and the Iraq national team.[2]
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| Full name | Muntadher Mohammed Jebur Naslookhi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nassaji | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Kahrabaa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Karkh | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Al-Zawraa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Taawon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Al-Naft | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Esteghlal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Mes Rafsanjan (loan) | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nassaji | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Iraq U-14 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Iraq U-17 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Iraq U-20 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Iraq U-23 | 32 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Iraq | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMohammed was on the bench for Al-Zawraa's AFC Champions League match on 7 April 2021, against Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi.[3] On 19 July 2021, Muntadher started the Iraq FA Cup final in the Iraqi El Clasico against rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, playing the full ninety as his side lost on penalties. Two months later, he came on as Al-Zawraa beat Al-Jawiya to take the 2021 Iraqi Super Cup, his first title at club and senior level.[citation needed]
Muntadher Mohammad joined the Esteghlal team on August 3, 2023 with a two-year contract.[citation needed]
International career
editMohammed has represented Iraq at every single age category, winning three titles and captaining his country from U-18 onwards, and has competed at the AFC Asian Championship and FIFA World Cup at youth level.[4]
Iraq U-14
editMuntadher received his first international call-up in 2014, when he travelled to Iran with Iraq's U-14s and won the AFC U-14 Championship, topping their group ahead of South Korea and beating North Korea in the final.[5]
Iraq U-17
editIn 2015, Mohammed was invited to join Iraq's U-16s in their qualifiers for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. He helped Iraq win their group and qualify for the final tournament, where he was called up. He helped Iraq win the tournament, scoring twice and qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
In October 2017, Muntadher was called up to the Iraq U-17 squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in all four of Iraq's matches as they made it to the Round of 16.[7]
Iraq U-20
editIn August 2019, Muntadher captained his country for the first time, leading Iraq's U-18s to the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship title, his third international trophy.[8]
In November 2017, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-19 squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Iraq finished second in their group and qualified.[9]
In the following qualifiers, he captained Iraq's U-19s and scored in their final match as they won their group undefeated and qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.[10] In January 2021, after several delays, the AFC cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
In February 2020, Mohammed captained Iraq's U-20s in the U-20 Arab Cup as they made it to the quarter-finals.[12]
Iraq U-23
editMuntadher was the captain of the Iraq U-23s that won their qualifying group and qualified to the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in October 2021. He scored in Iraq's final qualifier against Bahrain.[13] In June 2023, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-23s for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, which they would win.[14]
Iraq
editFollowing his impressive stint captaining the U-23s, Muntadher received his first senior international call-up for Iraq's World Cup qualifiers against Syria and South Korea, remaining an unused sub in both matches.[15]
He was then included in Iraq's 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad, making his debut off the bench in their opening match against Oman.[16]
Personal life
editMuntadher's older brother Mustafa Mohammed is also a footballer and was his teammate at Al-Zawraa between 2019 and 2021.[17]
Honours
editNational Team
editIraq U-14
- AFC U-14 Championship: 2014
Iraq U-16
Iraq U-18
Iraq U–23
Al-Zawraa
Individual
edit- Best Player Of 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship
References
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- ^ "MuntadherMohammed". Flashscore. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "AC". AFC. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "AFCS". AFC. December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "U14". AFC. August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "U16". AFC. September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Iraq". FIFA. October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Final" (PDF). WAFF. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "U-19Qualifiers". GSA. November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifiers". AFC. November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021 Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021
- ^ "U20". Soccerway. March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifiers". AFC. October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي العراقي تضم 6 محترفين" (in Arabic). UltraIraq. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Iraq". IQPro. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "IRQOMA". FIFA. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "حصري: لاعب عراقي يبعث رسالة مهمة لشقيقه لاعب أسود الرافدين". www.winwin.com/. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2021.