Nashat Akram
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| Nashat Akram | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nashat Akram Ali | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Central midfielder, Box-to-box Playmaker |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | Al-Gharafa | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Salah Al-Deen |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007 2008-Present |
Al-Shorta Al-Nasr Al-Shabab Al-Ain Al-Gharafa |
3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002- | Iraq | 70 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nashat Akram Ali (Arabic: نشأت اكرم, born September 12, 1984 in Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Gharafa in Qatar and the Iraq national football team. He usually plays as a midfielder. Akram is one of Iraq's promising young prospects, and was linked with Manchester City[1] and Sunderland[2]
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Al-Shorta
In 2000, at age of 16 Nashat Akram made it into Al-Shorta's first team, and from the first sight the analysts believed that Iraq would produce one of the most promising players in Asia. In 2002, he became a regular starter with his team leading them to win the Umm Al-Marek Cup and reaching the Iraq FA Cup final; unfortunately for the young star they finished 2nd. After his great performance with Al-Shorta, Nashat Akram was called up to the Iraq Youth Team and later nominated for Asian Young Footballer of the Year.
[edit] Al-Nasr
In 2003, he signed for Al-Nasr after their newly appointed coach Yugoslav Ljubiša Tumbaković was in awe of Nashat’s performance in the Emir Faisal Abdullah Friendship Cup in Abha in the 5-1 demolition of his side. Nashat has since seen three of his coaches at Al-Nasr replaced, Ljubiša Tumbaković, the Romanian Mircea Rednic, and the Egyptian Mohsen Saleh after less than a year at the club. He left the Saudi club due to wranglings over unpaid wages owed to him.
[edit] Al-Shabab
In 2004, Nashat signed with the giant club Al-Shabab; in his first season, the team won the Saudi Premier League, and won the title again in 2006, where Akram also won the League's Player of the Year and Foreign Player of the Year awards.
[edit] Al-Ain and moving to Manchester controversy
On 1 August 2007, Nashat Akram signed a 1 year contract with the club Al-Ain from UAE for 1 million dollars, he was also been linked to England with Sunderland. During the current transfer window (January 2008), Akram agreed a deal to sign for Sven Goran Eriksson's Manchester City side following a successful trial spell. Described by the Swede as an "elegant footballer," Akram was however refused the necessary work permit due to Iraq's FIFA ranking being outside the world's top 70 at the time.Nashat Akram is still keen to play in England despite being refused a work permit by the UK government.
[edit] Al-Gharafa
In April 2008, Nashat signed with the Qatari League champions Al-Gharafa for one season. He made his debut on 27. April against Al-Arabi Sports Club in the Qatar Crown Prince Cup. They won 4:3 and Nashat assisted two goals.
[edit] Nashat Akram vs. Real Madrid
In 15 May 2008. Although Nashat Akram signed for Al-Gharrafa, Akram has received an invitation from Al Nasr of Saudi Arabia to participate in a festival honoring the Saudi legend Majed Abdullah on the 20 May against the Stars of Real Madrid. In 20 May 2008, Nashat Akram played with Al-Nasr against Real Madrid for 75 minutes, in the 53rd minute Nashat Akram assisted the first goal and scored the 2nd goal in the 55th minute. The match finished 4-1 for Al-Nasr.
[edit] International career
[edit] Youth team
Nashat Akram made his name as the star player in Iraq’s U-17s managed by Ammo Baba, who finished 2nd in their Asian Cup qualifiers group in July 2000. He was later called up by Adnan Hamad into the Iraq Under-19s. He was instrumental in the 6-0 demolition of Pakistan, setting up 2 goals in 6 minutes. He was a regular until he was replaced at half time against Korea Republic due to a tactical change; he later made appearances late on in games and created openings with his inspirational play. In part due to his efforts, Iraq won the AFC Youth Championship 2000 and qualified to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. Later he was nominated the Asian Young Footballer of the Year.
[edit] Iraq national team
He made his international debut in a 2002 World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia in Amman at the age of only 18.
[edit] Iraqi Olympic team
After the 2003 war, even though he was one of the youngest players in the squad, he was named the Iraqi Olympic team captain by Adnan Hamad and impressed during the Emir Faisal Abdullah Friendship Cup in Abha, In 2004 Nashat Akram helped his team to qualify to the 2004 Olympic Games and he was part of the team in the finals, Iraq Olympic team reached the 4th place losing to Italy 0-1
[edit] The 2007 Asian Cup
Nashat Akram was a major factor in the team, his great vision and mentality helped the team to win the 2007 Asian Cup; Nashat Akram was part of almost all Iraq's goals in the Asian Cup. He scored the opening goal against the 3-1 victory over Australia in the 23rd minute, and also made the assist for the 2nd goal by Hawar, and was part of the third goal. Nashat Akram won the Most Valuable Player award in 2 matches, the first against Australia and the 2nd against Saudi Arabia in the final. In 2007 Nashat Akram was Asian Footballer of the Year 2nd runner-up.
[edit] The Suspensions
Nashat Akram known as one of the calmest players in Iraq but he has also been suspended twice - in November 2003 he was suspended by the Iraqi FA for failing to turn out for the Olympic team in an important qualifier against North Korea but then the suspension was lifted and he was part of the Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games after helping them to qualify from the qualifications stage. and in January 2005, Before Singapore in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, his team mates Emad Mohammed and Haidar Abdul-Razzaq fought for the Captain Badge, during the match against Singapore the team was unorganized and showed lack of team work and lost 0-2 to Singapore, therefore the players has been suspended for playing for the National team, with Nashat Akram suspended with them for unknown reasons. A few months later his suspension was lifted, with the reason for suspension given as blaming the national team coach Akram Ahmad Salman for not choosing a specific captain for the team. Akram was recalled to the National team and helped his team to win the group and qualify to the 2007 Asian Cup; the loss to Singapore remained the only Iraqi defeat in their Asian Cup journey.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Country
- 2000: AFC Youth Champions.
- 2001: Qualified to the World Youth Championship in Argentina.
- 2002: Second West Asian Football Federation Champions.
- 2003-2004: Qualified with the Iraqi Olympic team to Athens Olympic.
- 2004: Qualified to the Asian Cup in China, but lost in the quarterfinals.
- 2004: Took 4th place in Athens Olympics.
- 2006: Won the gold medal in the Third West Asian Football Federation in Doha.
- 2005-2006: Qualified to the Asian Nations Cup 2007.
- 2007: Took 2nd place in the West Asian Football Federation.
- 2007: Won the Asian Cup against three-time champions Saudi Arabia.
- 2007: Nominated AFC Player of the Year and finished as 2nd Runner-up
[edit] Club
- 1994: Won the Iraqi league with Ashbal Al Qowa El Jaweya
- 1995: Won the Iraqi league and the Iraqi Cup with Al-Zawraa U-17
- 1996: Took the 2nd place in the Iraqi league with Youth Al Qowa El Jaweya
- 2001: Took the 3rd place in the Iraqi league with Al-Shurta
- 2002: Won the Iraqi Cub with Al-Shurta
- 2003: Participated with Al-Shurta Club in the Arab club league in Cairo
- 2005: Took 2nd place with Al-Shabab in the Saudi Premier league
- 2006: Earned the Championship with Al-Shabab
[edit] Individual
- Best foreign player - Saudi Premier League 2005-2006.
- Iraqi player of the year 2006.
- Best player - Asian Cup 2007 Final.
- Receive third best player in Asia of the year 2007.
- scored one goal against realmadrid and assisted one, IT was freindly game that Nashat participated in with Al naser FC.
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Profile on Iraqsport
- Videos on Youtube
- Oday Nasser's petition
- Nashat Akram Fans Forums
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Bader Al-Mutwa |
2nd Runner-up AFC player of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Hawar M. Mohammed |
Iraqi player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Younis Mahmoud |
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