Ahmed Yahya

Ahmed Yahya

Yahya playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj
Date of birth	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Shatt Al-Arab, Basra, Iraq
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Shorta
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2020	Masafi Al-Janoob
2020–2022	Al-Minaa
2022–	Al-Shorta	46	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Iraq	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj (Arabic: أحمد يحيى, born 1 July 1995) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.[1][2][3][4]

International Career

On 16 June 2023, Yahya earned his first international cap with Iraq against Colombia in a friendly match.[5][6]

Honours

Al-Shorta

• Iraq Stars League: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Iraq FA Cup: 2023–24
• Iraqi Super Cup: 2022

References

1. خاص.. منافسة ثلاثية على لاعب الميناء العراقي أحمد يحيى (in Arabic). winwin.com. 5 July 2022.
2. الميناء يوافق على رحيل يحيى إلى الشرطة (in Arabic). kooora.com. 14 August 2022.
3. الشرطة يكشف مدة غياب مدافعه (in Arabic). kooora.com. 23 March 2023.
4. 10 أيام تفصل مدافع الشرطة عن العودة للمباريات (in Arabic). kooora.com. 12 April 2023.
5. استدعاء 27 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب الوطني لمعسكر إسبانيا (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 2 June 2023.
6. "Colombia vs. Iraq 1–0". soccerway.com. 16 June 2023.

External links

• Ahmed Yahya at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ahmed Yahya at Soccerway
• Ahmed Yahya at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)