Alexander Aoraha

Alexander Aoraha
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha
Date of birth	17 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	36
Youth career
2014–	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Queens Park Rangers
International career‡
2023	Iraq U20
2022–	Iraq U23
2022–	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022

Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha (Arabic: أليكساندر أوراها; born 17 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Iraq internationally.^[2]

Club career[edit]

Queens Park Rangers[edit]

Having spent his whole youth career at London club Queens Park Rangers, Aoraha trained with the first team for the first time in November 2022.^{[citation needed]}

International career[edit]

Iraq U-23[edit]

Eligible to represent England or Iraq internationally, through his father, a Chaldean from Iraq, Alex chose to represent Iraq.

Aoraha received his first call-up for the U-23s in January 2022 for a training camp in Antalya, Turkey in preparation for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, during which he played every match. He has won 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the U-23s.^[3]^[4]

Iraq[edit]

After impressing with the U-23s, Aoraha received a call-up to the senior national team in November 2022, just 10 months after first being called up to the U-23s. He was an unused substitute in a friendly against Mexico and made his debut in the starting lineup against Ecuador on November 12.^[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 16 August 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	2022–23	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Queens Park Rangers	2023–24	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

International[edit]

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iraq	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

References[edit]

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "أبرز المُحترفين الذين سينضمون لمُعسكر الأولمبي العراقي تحضيرًا لكأس آسيا" (in Arabic). IQPro. January 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "لاعب كوينز بارك رينجرز جاهز لتمثيل العراق" (in Arabic). IQiraq. April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "متوسط ميدان كوينز بارك رينجرز الانكليزي الكسندر اوراها" (in Arabic). Nabd. November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[2] Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[3] "أبرز المُحترفين الذين سينضمون لمُعسكر الأولمبي العراقي تحضيرًا لكأس آسيا" (in Arabic). IQPro. January 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[4] "لاعب كوينز بارك رينجرز جاهز لتمثيل العراق" (in Arabic). IQiraq. April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[5] "متوسط ميدان كوينز بارك رينجرز الانكليزي الكسندر اوراها" (in Arabic). Nabd. November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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