Murad Mohammed | |
Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Iraq |
Height: | 1.71m (05.61feet) |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Al-Zawraa |
Clubnumber: | 7 |
Clubs1: | Al-Shirqat |
Clubs2: | Baiji |
Years2: | –2017 |
Clubs3: | Al-Kahrabaa |
Years3: | 2017–2020 |
Clubs4: | Al Shorta |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Caps4: | 26 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Clubs5: | Naft Al-Wasat |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs6: | Al-Zawraa |
Years6: | 2022– |
Nationalyears1: | 2017-2018 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018- |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalteam3: | Iraq |
Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 19 January 2021 |
Murad Mohammed Sabah (Arabic: مراد محمد صباح; born 1 April 1997) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Zawraa in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraqi national team.[1]
Mohammed signed for Iraqi Premier League side Al-Kahrabaa in 2017, helping them to fifth place in his debut season, their best ever finish in their history.[2] The following season, Murad helped the club to their first ever Iraq FA Cup final, beating Al-Talaba 3-0 in the semi-final[3] before losing to Al-Zawraa 1-0 in the final.[4]
In June 2020, Mohammed signed for Iraqi Premier League defending champions Al-Shorta. Murad scored his first goals for his new club in November 2020 in the Iraq FA Cup against Al-Khalis, scoring two goals in a 5-0 victory.
Mohammed was first called up by his country at Under-20 level.
Murad was part of the Iraq U-23 side that qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Australia. Murad scored 3 goals in 3 appearances in the qualifiers and started all 3 matches in the tournament as Iraq were knocked out at the group stage.
On 27 January 2021, Murad Mohammed made his first international cap with Iraq against Kuwait in a friendly.[5] [6]