Mohammed Dawood Yaseen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Dawood Yaseen | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Za'franiya, Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Naft | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Al-Oloom wal-Technologia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Al-Oloom wal-Technologia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Khutoot | ||
| 2016– | Al-Naft | (38) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Iraq U17 | 9 | (9) |
| 2017 | Iraq U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018– | Iraq | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2021 | |||
Mohammed Dawood Yaseen (Arabic: محمد داود ياسين, born 22 November 2000),[1] is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Al-Naft in the Iraqi Premier League and for the Iraq national team.
Club career
Dawood began his youth career at his native Al-Oloom wal-Technologia. He moved to Al-Khutoot and then joined Al-Naft SC in summer 2016, He scored his first league goal for Al-Naft in February 2017 against Al-Hussein SC in the Iraqi Premier League,[2] He scored another 8 goals in his debut season, and assisted so many others.[3] In season 2017–2018, he was the team's top scorer 18 goals, he was predominantly playing left winger.
International career
Iraq U-17
Dawood was first called up to Iraq national under-17 team squad for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship, in 16 September 2016 he played against South Korea and helped Iraq claim a first ever AFC U-16 Championship before the striker picked up the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer awards.[4][5][6][7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 January 2021 | Basra Sports City, Basra |  Kuwait |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Style of play
Described as “ a very good player and studies the opponents very well,” added coach Chathir. “He is very talented and can play on the left and right side”,[4] was featured in The Guardian's list of the 60 best young talents in world football 2017.[8][9]
Honours
Club
Al-Naft[10]
- Iraqi Premier League Runner-up: 2016–17
International
Iraq U-17
Individual
- 2016 AFC U-16 Championship: MVP [4]
- 2016 AFC U-16 Championship: Top Scorer [4]
References
- ^ a b "FIFA U17 2017 SQUADLISTS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Goal for Al-Naft against Al-Hussein SC".
- ^ "Mohammad Dawood – career statistics".
- ^ a b c d "Iraq's Dawood wins MVP and Top Scorer awards".
- ^ "Young Dawood inspired by iconic Iraq idol" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Stars of Tomorrow: Mohammed Dawood (Iraq) | AFC" (in Arabic).
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017" (PDF).
- ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world". the Guardian.
- ^ "Gifted Iraqi goal machine reaches for the stars". www.fourfourtwoarabia.com.
- ^ "Al-Naft Premier League 2016–17".
External links
- Mohammed Dawood Yaseen at Soccerway
- Mohammed Dawood Yaseen – FIFA competition record (archived)
