Mohammed Ali Karim

Mohammed Ali Karim

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Ali Karim
Date of birth	June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25) (age 25)
Place of birth	Iraq
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current club	Arbil
Number	?
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Al-Shorta	?	(1)
2007–2008	Al-Jazeera Club Amman	?	(0)
2008	Al-Shorta	?	(?)
2008	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2009	Al-Jazira Club
2009	Mes Kerman
2010	Al-Zawra'a SC
2010–2011	Al Shorta	11	(0)
2011–	Arbil SC	?	(?)
National team‡
2007–	Iraq	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2011

Mohammed Ali Karim (Arabic: محمد علي كريم‎) (born June 25, 1986 in Iraq) is an Iraqi football defender. He currently plays for Arbil in Iraq.

Club career

Mohammed Ali Kareem has established himself as one of the most promising players in Iraq. Born in June 1986, he started his playing career as a teenager in 2005 with Bagdad-based Al Shorta, where he spent two years honing his skills and gaining valuable experience. 2007 he was signed by Jordanian giants Al Jazeera Amman, where he spent a season before returning to his homeland for short stints with Al Shorta again and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya followed by a lucrative move to the Abu Dhabi-based Al Jazira. He then moved to Al Zawraa and in October 2010 he moved back to Al Shorta, where he was given the number 2 shirt, after Samal Saeed left Al Shorta. In March 2011 Mohammed Ali Karim signed on a contract with Arbil SC^[1]

International career

Kareem broke into Iraq's Olympic side (U23) and played a key defensive role in the silver-winning campaign at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha. Karim earned his first senior call-up in 2008 under Adnan Hamad and featured in three of the Iraqis' six qualifying games in Asia's third stage of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, including the 1-0 victory over Australia.

Honours

Country

• 2006 Asian Games Silver medallist.

References

1. ^ http://erbilclub.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558%3Amohammed-ali-karim-sings-a-contract-with-erbil-club&catid=38%3Afootball&Itemid=87&lang=en

External links

• Mohammed Ali Karim at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mohammed Ali Karim – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Karim, Mohammed Ali
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1986-06-25
Place of birth	Iraq
Date of death
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