Abdulla Al-Kalisy
Iraqi footballer (born 1996)
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Abdulla Al-Kalisy (Arabic: عَبْد الله الْكَالِيسِيّ; born 7 January 1996) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Auckland City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Buffalo Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Waitakere United | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Auckland City | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Tasman United | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Southern United | 28 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Al-Kalisy was born in 1996 in Iraq and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He started playing football at the age of ten.[2]
Club career
In 2017, Al-Kalisy signed for New Zealand side Tasman United. He was described as being in "good form for the early ISPS Handa Premiership leaders".[3]
International career
Al-Kalisy has been called up to represent Iraq internationally at youth level. He was first called up to the Iraq national under-23 football team in 2017.[4]