Mohammed Ali Karim

Mohammed Ali Karim
Personal information
Full nameMohammed Ali Karim
Date of birthJune 25, 1986
Place of birthIraq
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionRight-back
Club information
Current team
Talaba
Number4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007Al-Shorta(1)
2007–2008Al-Jazeera Club Amman(0)
2008Al-Shorta
2008Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2009Al-Jazira Club
2009Mes Kerman
2010Al-Zawra'a SC
2010–2011Al Shorta11(0)
2011–2011Arbil SC
2011–2012Al-Zawra'a SC
2012–Talaba
National team
2008–Iraq25(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 Al-Talaba 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.

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