Sajjad Alaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sajjad Alaa Abdul-Karim | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Al-Minaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Al-Minaa | 56 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Iraq U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 | |||
Sajjad Alaa (born 3 May 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.
Club career
[edit]Alaa started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U19 team the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022,[2] and was the league's top scorer.[3]
In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team,[3][4] and was able with his team to win the Iraqi Premier Division League and promotion to the Iraq Stars League, and he scored one of the winning goals in the final.[5][6]
In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[7] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, He was Al-Minaa's top scorer that season, scoring 8 goals, scoring against Al-Najaf,[8] Al-Talaba,[9] Al-Naft,[10] Dohuk,[11] Newroz,[12] Al-Kahrabaa,[13] Naft Maysan,[14] and Dohuk again.[15] and the team coach, Hassan Ahmed, considered him one of the main pillars of the team and considered his presence very important in every match that Al-Minaa plays.[16] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.[17]
International career
[edit]Alaa was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-20 coach Emad Mohammed selected him to be a part of his 26-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[18][19]
He was also selected by the coach Radhi Shenaishil to be part of the 26-man Olympic squad to play in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[20]
Honours
[edit]Al-Minaa
References
[edit]- ^ Sajjad Alaa at Soccerway
- ^ "الميناء بطلا للدوري العراقي للشباب". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). June 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "الميناء العراقي يضم سجاد علاء". kooora.com (in Arabic). September 9, 2022.
- ^ ادارة الميناء توقع عقودا مع لاعبي شباب النادي للعب مع الفريق الاول في الموسم المقبل (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم". ninanews.com (in Arabic). June 2, 2023.
- ^ "الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). June 2, 2023.
- ^ الميناء يعزز دفاعاته بلاعب من المنتخب الاولمبي (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 23 August 2023.
- ^ ب 9 لاعبين.. الميناء يهزم النجف في ملعب الفيحاء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 6 December 2023.
- ^ بالصور: الطلبة يخسر على أرضه أمام الميناء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 10 December 2023.
- ^ التعادل يحسم مواجهة النفط والميناء في دوري نجوم العراق (in Arabic). almaalomah.me. 24 February 2024.
- ^ أربيل يقسو على أمانة بغداد.. والميناء يعرقل دهوك (in Arabic). kooora.com. 29 February 2024.
- ^ بالصور.. نوروز يعطل الميناء في الدوري العراقي (in Arabic). kooora.com. 24 April 2024.
- ^ بالصور: الميناء يخطف تعادلا قاتلا مع الكهرباء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 25 May 2024.
- ^ الميناء يقسو على نفط ميسان بثلاثية (in Arabic). kooora.com. 27 June 2024.
- ^ بالصور: 8 أهداف في تعادل جنوني بين دهوك والميناء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 1 July 2024.
- ^ أندية عراقية تعبر عن موقفها من تفريغ لاعبيها للمنتخب الأولمبي (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 3 April 2024.
- ^ "ستة أندية عراقية تستعد للموسم المقبل بتعاقدات جديدة". shafaq.com (in Arabic). August 9, 2024.
- ^ "استدعاء لاعبين وحارس مرمى شباب الميناء لمنتخب شباب العراق". almarsa-news.com (in Arabic). June 12, 2022.
- ^ "منتخب شباب العراق يعلن قائمته لكأس العرب". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 12, 2022.
- ^ "اختيار 26 لاعباً لمنتخب العراق الأولمبي". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). March 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sajjad Alaa at Ysscores
- Sajjad Alaa at Eurosport
- Sajjad Alaa at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)