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Mohammed Dawood Yaseen
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Dawood Yaseen
Date of birth	22 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Al-Za'franiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Shorta
Number	29
Youth career
2013–2015	Al-Oloom wal-Technologia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Al-Khutoot
2016–2021	Al-Naft
2021–	Al-Shorta
2024	→ Al-Najaf (loan)
International career
2016–2017	Iraq U17
2017–2018	Iraq U20
2018–	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023

Mohammed Dawood Yaseen (Arabic: محمد داود ياسين, born 22 November 2000),^[1] is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a forward. He plays for Al-Shorta 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, on 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-Shorta^[10]

International

Iraq U-17

2016 AFC U-16 Championship

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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2017.
^ "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-Shorta Premier League 2021–22".

External links

Mohammed Dawood Yaseen at Soccerway
Mohammed Dawood Yaseen – FIFA competition record (archived)

[U17-1] "FIFA U17 2017 SQUADLISTS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[2] "Goal for Al-Naft against Al-Hussein SC".

[3] "Mohammad Dawood – career statistics".

[the-afc.com-4] "Iraq's Dawood wins MVP and Top Scorer awards".

[5] "Young Dawood inspired by iconic Iraq idol" (in Arabic).

[6] "Stars of Tomorrow: Mohammed Dawood (Iraq) | AFC" (in Arabic).

[7] "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2017.

[8] "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world". the Guardian.

[9] "Gifted Iraqi goal machine reaches for the stars". www.fourfourtwoarabia.com.

[10] "Al-Shorta Premier League 2021–22".

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