| Ammar Ghalib | |
| Fullname: | Ammar Ghalib |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Amarah, Iraq |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Al-Shorta |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Zawraa |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Al-Shorta |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Al-Shorta |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Al-Naft (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iraq U-23 |
| Club-Update: | 1 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 1 August 2024 |
Ammar Ghalib (Arabic: عمار غالب) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Shorta in the Iraq Stars League.
Ghalib was promoted to Al-Shorta's first team in the summer of 2020 having come through the youth ranks at the club. He made his debut for the club in November 2020 against Al-Khalis in the Iraq FA Cup, coming off the bench in a 5–0 win. In January 2021, Ammar made his league debut for the club, coming on against Al-Hudood in the Iraqi Premier League. He would play in his first Baghdad Derby in June 2021 in a loss against Al-Zawraa.[1] In June 2023 Ammar scored in Al-Shorta's 5–0 win away at Al-Najaf which helped them keep their spot at the top of the table.[2] The defending champions would win the league for a second season in a row in July, giving the young forward the second Iraqi Premier League medal of his career.[3] The following week he was part of the Al-Shorta squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup where they would reach the semi-final, being the only club in the final four from outside the Saudi Pro League.[4]
In September 2023, Al-Naft signed the young forward on loan for the upcoming season.[5] In March 2024, Ghalib scored for Al-Naft in an important 3–2 victory over Al-Qasim in the Iraq Stars League.[6]
Ammar received his first call up to the Iraq U-23 national team in August 2021 in a friendly defeat against Libya during the team's training camp in Turkey.[7] He kept his place in the squad in September 2021 for two friendlies against UAE U-23 in Fujairah.[8] In October, Ghalib was called up to the U-23 national team again for the 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship in Saudi Arabia, which Iraq would reach the semi-finals of.[9] He would remain in the squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers later that month, where he helped his country qualify.[10] Ammar was part of the squad at the 2022 Dubai International Tournament in March where he scored one goal against Saudi Arabia.[11] In March 2023, Ghalib was recalled to the U-23 national team for the Doha International U-23 Cup.[12] He stayed with the squad that travelled to Kuwait in September for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, which they would qualify for.[13]
Al-Shorta
Iraq U-23