Ahmed Yahya
Iraqi professional footballer
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Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj (Arabic: أَحْمَد يَحْيَى مَحْمُود الْحَجَّاج, born 1 July 1995) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.[1][2][3][4]
Full name
Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj
Date of birth
1 July 1995
Place of birth
Shatt Al-Arab, Basra, Iraq
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Yahya playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Shatt Al-Arab, Basra, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Masafi Al-Janoob | ||
| 2020–2022 | Al-Minaa | ||
| 2022– | Al-Shorta | 76 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Iraq | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
International career
On 16 June 2023, Yahya earned his first international cap with Iraq against Colombia in a friendly match.[5][6]
Honours
Al-Shorta
