Sajjad Alaa Explained

Sajjad Alaa
Fullname:Sajjad Alaa Abdul-Karim[1]
Birth Date:3 May 2003
Birth Place:Basra, Iraq
Height:1.82 m
Position:Right winger, forward
Currentclub:Al-Minaa
Clubnumber:26
Youthyears1:–2022
Youthclubs1:Al-Minaa
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Al-Minaa
Caps1:56
Goals1:14
Nationalyears1:2022–2023
Nationalteam1:Iraq U20
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Iraq U23
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam-Update:24 January 2024

Sajjad Alaa (born 3 May 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.

Club career

Alaa started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U19 team the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022,[2] and was the league's top scorer.[3]

In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team,[3] [4] and was able with his team to win the Iraqi Premier Division League and promotion to the Iraq Stars League, and he scored one of the winning goals in the final.[5] [6]

In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[7] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, He was Al-Minaa's top scorer that season, scoring 8 goals, scoring against Al-Najaf,[8] Al-Talaba,[9] Al-Naft,[10] Dohuk,[11] Newroz,[12] Al-Kahrabaa,[13] Naft Maysan,[14] and Dohuk again.[15] and the team coach, Hassan Ahmed, considered him one of the main pillars of the team and considered his presence very important in every match that Al-Minaa plays.[16] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.[17]

International career

Alaa was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-20 coach Emad Mohammed selected him to be a part of his 26-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[18] [19]

He was also selected by the coach Radhi Shenaishil to be part of the 26-man Olympic squad to play in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[20]

Honours

Al-Minaa

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: الميناء بطلا للدوري العراقي للشباب. alsumaria.tv. ar. June 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: الميناء العراقي يضم سجاد علاء. September 9, 2022. kooora.com. ar.
  4. Web site: ar: ادارة الميناء توقع عقودا مع لاعبي شباب النادي للعب مع الفريق الاول في الموسم المقبل. https://www.almarsa-news.com/news-12845.html. almarsa-news.com. 13 September 2022. ar.
  5. Web site: الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم. June 2, 2023. ninanews.com. ar.
  6. Web site: الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023. June 2, 2023. al-mirbad.com. ar.
  7. Web site: ar:الميناء يعزز دفاعاته بلاعب من المنتخب الاولمبي. https://www.almarsa-news.com/news-16600.html. almarsa-news.com. 23 August 2023. ar.
  8. Web site: ar:ب 9 لاعبين.. الميناء يهزم النجف في ملعب الفيحاء. https://m.kooora.com/?n=1290845. kooora.com. 6 December 2023. ar.
  9. Web site: ar:بالصور: الطلبة يخسر على أرضه أمام الميناء. https://m.kooora.com/?n=1291752. kooora.com. 10 December 2023. ar.
  10. Web site: ar:التعادل يحسم مواجهة النفط والميناء في دوري نجوم العراق. https://almaalomah.me/news/57005/sports/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82. almaalomah.me. 24 February 2024. ar.
  11. Web site: ar:أربيل يقسو على أمانة بغداد.. والميناء يعرقل دهوك. https://www.kooora.com/?n=1310695. kooora.com. 29 February 2024. ar.
  12. Web site: ar:بالصور.. نوروز يعطل الميناء في الدوري العراقي. https://clw.kooora.com/?n=1323131&o=n1001780. kooora.com. 24 April 2024. ar.
  13. Web site: ar:بالصور: الميناء يخطف تعادلا قاتلا مع الكهرباء. https://clw.kooora.com/?n=1329990&o=n1001780&pg=1. kooora.com. 25 May 2024. ar.
  14. Web site: ar:الميناء يقسو على نفط ميسان بثلاثية. https://clw.kooora.com/?n=1337166&o=n1001780. kooora.com. 27 June 2024. ar.
  15. Web site: ar:بالصور: 8 أهداف في تعادل جنوني بين دهوك والميناء. https://clw.kooora.com/?n=1338151&o=n1001780. kooora.com. 1 July 2024. ar.
  16. Web site: ar:أندية عراقية تعبر عن موقفها من تفريغ لاعبيها للمنتخب الأولمبي. https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%BA-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A. shafaq.com. 3 April 2024. ar.
  17. Web site: ستة أندية عراقية تستعد للموسم المقبل بتعاقدات جديدة. August 9, 2024. shafaq.com. ar.
  18. Web site: استدعاء لاعبين وحارس مرمى شباب الميناء لمنتخب شباب العراق. June 12, 2022. almarsa-news.com. ar.
  19. Web site: منتخب شباب العراق يعلن قائمته لكأس العرب. July 12, 2022. kooora.com. ar.
  20. Web site: اختيار 26 لاعباً لمنتخب العراق الأولمبي. March 15, 2024. alkhaleej.ae. ar.