Muntadher Mohammed Explained

Muntadher Mohammed
Fullname:Muntadher Mohammed Jebur Naslookhi[1]
Birth Date:5 June 2001
Birth Place:Iraq
Height:1.67 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Esteghlal
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Al-Kahrabaa
Years2:2018–2019
Clubs2:Al-Karkh
Years3:2019–2022
Clubs3:Al-Zawraa
Years4:2022
Clubs4:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Years5:2022–2023
Clubs5:Al-Taawon
Years6:2023
Clubs6:Al-Naft
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Esteghlal
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–2024
Clubs8:Mes Rafsanjan (loan)
Caps8:24
Goals8:3
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Iraq U-14
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2017
Nationalteam2:Iraq U-17
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2017–2020
Nationalteam3:Iraq U-20
Nationalcaps3:15
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2021–
Nationalteam4:Iraq U-23
Nationalcaps4:32
Nationalgoals4:4
Nationalyears5:2021–
Nationalteam5:Iraq
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:1 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:2 May 2024

Muntadher Mohammed (Arabic: منتظر محمد; born 5 June 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal and the Iraq national team.[2]

Club career

Mohammed was on the bench for Al-Zawraa's AFC Champions League match on 7 April 2021, against Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi.[3] On 19 July 2021, Muntadher started the Iraq FA Cup final in the Iraqi El Clasico against rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, playing the full ninety as his side lost on penalties. Two months later, he came on as Al-Zawraa beat Al-Jawiya to take the 2021 Iraqi Super Cup, his first title at club and senior level.

Muntadher Mohammad joined the Esteghlal team on August 3, 2023 with a two-year contract.

International career

Mohammed has represented Iraq at every single age category, winning three titles and captaining his country from U-18 onwards, and has competed at the AFC Asian Championship and FIFA World Cup at youth level.[4]

Iraq U-14

Muntadher received his first international call-up in 2014, when he travelled to Iran with Iraq's U-14s and won the AFC U-14 Championship, topping their group ahead of South Korea and beating North Korea in the final.[5]

Iraq U-17

In 2015, Mohammed was invited to join Iraq's U-16s in their qualifiers for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. He helped Iraq win their group and qualify for the final tournament, where he was called up. He helped Iraq win the tournament, scoring twice and qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]

In October 2017, Muntadher was called up to the Iraq U-17 squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in all four of Iraq's matches as they made it to the Round of 16.[7]

Iraq U-20

In August 2019, Muntadher captained his country for the first time, leading Iraq's U-18s to the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship title, his third international trophy.[8]

In November 2017, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-19 squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Iraq finished second in their group and qualified.[9]

In the following qualifiers, he captained Iraq's U-19s and scored in their final match as they won their group undefeated and qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.[10] In January 2021, after several delays, the AFC cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

In February 2020, Mohammed captained Iraq's U-20s in the U-20 Arab Cup as they made it to the quarter-finals.[12]

Iraq U-23

Muntadher was the captain of the Iraq U-23s that won their qualifying group and qualified to the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in October 2021. He scored in Iraq's final qualifier against Bahrain.[13] In June 2023, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-23s for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, which they would win.[14]

Iraq

Following his impressive stint captaining the U-23s, Muntadher received his first senior international call-up for Iraq's World Cup qualifiers against Syria and South Korea, remaining an unused sub in both matches.[15]

He was then included in Iraq's 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad, making his debut off the bench in their opening match against Oman.[16]

Personal life

Muntadher's older brother Mustafa Mohammed is also a footballer and was his teammate at Al-Zawraa between 2019 and 2021.[17]

Honours

National Team

Iraq U-14

Iraq U-16

2016

Iraq U-18

2019

Iraq U–23

2023

Al-Zawraa

2021

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq . . 4 . 4 December 2021 . 12 December 2022 . 29 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329114842/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf . live .
  2. News: MuntadherMohammed. 2017. Flashscore. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203143845/https://www.flashscore.com/player/mohammed-muntadher/049aKobo/. live.
  3. News: AC. 7 April 2021. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181801/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/al-wahda-edge-al-zawraa-to-seal-afc-champions-group-stage-berth. live.
  4. News: AFCS. December 2021. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 20 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240420042517/https://stats.the-afc.com/player/86125. live.
  5. News: U14. August 2014. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181759/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-14-championship. live.
  6. News: U16. September 2016. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181759/https://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-u-16-championship. live.
  7. News: Iraq. October 2017. FIFA. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203220333/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017/teams/1889089. live.
  8. News: Final. 30 August 2019. WAFF. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181800/http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/573_match.pdf. dead.
  9. News: U-19Qualifiers. November 2017. GSA. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181801/https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-u-19-championship-qualification-2018-indonesia/group-stage/12272/. live.
  10. News: Qualifiers. November 2019. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203184804/http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15715. live.
  11. https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/latest-update-on-afc-competitions-in-2021 Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021
  12. News: U20. March 2020. Soccerway. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181758/https://int.soccerway.com/international/world/arab-u20-championship/2020/s18550/final-stages/. live.
  13. News: Qualifiers. October 2021. AFC. English. 3 December 2021. 2 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802173019/https://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20931. live.
  14. News: قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي العراقي تضم 6 محترفين. 5 June 2023. UltraIraq. Arabic. 2 August 2024.
  15. News: Iraq. 3 November 2021. IQPro. English. 3 December 2021. 1 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201102200/https://www.iq-pro.net/llldnxnxndkd/. live.
  16. News: IRQOMA. 3 November 2021. FIFA. English. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203043817/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center/400175807. live.
  17. Web site: حصري: لاعب عراقي يبعث رسالة مهمة لشقيقه لاعب أسود الرافدين. www.winwin.com/. 25 December 2021. 2 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802081905/https://www.winwin.com/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86. live.