Alaa Abbas
Iraqi footballer (born 1997)
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Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-Farttoosi (Arabic: عَلَاء عَبَّاس عَبْد النَّبِيّ الْفَرْطُوسِيّ; born 27 July 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Duhok SC in the Iraq Stars League.[4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-Farttoosi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duhok SC | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ammo Baba School | |||
| Al-Shorta[3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Siyaha | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Iskan | (14) | |
| 2014–2016 | Karbala | (5) | |
| 2016–2017 | Naft Al-Wasat | (2) | |
| 2017 | Naft Al-Junoob | (2) | |
| 2017–2018 | Naft Al-Wasat | (21) | |
| 2018–2020 | Al-Zawraa | 31 | (20) |
| 2020 | Al-Kuwait | 8 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Gil Vicente | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 23 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Zawraa | (9) | |
| 2023–2024 | Nassaji | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | Al-Zawraa | (5) | |
| 2024-2025 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | (10) | |
| 2025 | Najaf SC | ||
| 2026 | Duhok SC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Iraq U19 | 7 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Iraq U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Iraq | 22 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2022 | |||
Career
Abbas was included in Iraq's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] On 24 December 2018, Abbas won his first international cap with Iraq against China in a friendly match.[7]
He played only one season with Kuwait SC in the Kuwait Premier League and has directly aroused the interest of several European clubs especially for his performances with the Iraqi national team. On 6 December 2020, the Portuguese club Gil Vicente officialized the arrival of striker Alaa Abbas for a three-year contract to strengthen the team's offensive in Liga NOS. The number 10 has been granted to him.[8][9]
Alaa Abbas' agent Aimar Risan stated on Iraqi national television that the contract with Gil Vicente includes a release clause of 25 million euros.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of 2 December 2019
| Iraq | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 4 |
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 January 2019 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, UAE |  Yemen | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2. | 14 November 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Iran | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 29 November 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4. | 21 January 2022 | Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |  Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Al-Zawraa
Al-Kuwait
Iraq
Individual
- Iraq FA Cup top scorer: 2018–19
- Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season: 2021–22