Muntadher Mohammed

Iraqi footballer

Muntadher Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Muntadher Mohammed Jebur Naslookhi[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Iraq
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Mes Rafsanjan
(on loan from Esteghlal)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Al-Kahrabaa
2018–2019 Al-Karkh
2019–2022 Al-Zawraa
2022 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2022–2023 Al-Taawon
2023 Al-Naft
2023– Esteghlal 0 (0)
2023– → Mes Rafsanjan (loan) 18 (4)
International career‡
2014 Iraq U-14 4 (0)
2015–2017 Iraq U-17 14 (2)
2017–2020 Iraq U-20 15 (1)
2021– Iraq U-23 25 (3)
2021– Iraq 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Muntadher Mohammed (Arabic: منتظر محمد; born 5 June 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan 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.[citation needed]

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

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]

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.[14]

He was then included in Iraq's 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad, making his debut off the bench in their opening match against Oman.[15]

Personal life

Muntadher's older brother Mustafa Mohammed is also a footballer and was his teammate at Al-Zawraa between 2019 and 2021.[16]

Honours

National Team

Iraq U-14

  • AFC U-14 Championship: 2014

Iraq U-16

Iraq U-18

Iraq U–23

Al-Zawraa

Individual

References

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  11. ^ Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021 Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021
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  15. ^ "IRQOMA". FIFA. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  16. ^ "حصري: لاعب عراقي يبعث رسالة مهمة لشقيقه لاعب أسود الرافدين". www.winwin.com/. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2021.