Ali Hayder
Iraqi association football player (born 2005)
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Ali Ridha Hayder Ali (Arabic: عَلِيّ رِضَا حَيْدَر عَلِيّ; born 1 October 2005) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as an attacker for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national football team. In 2023, he made his debut for the senior Iraq team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ridha Hayder Ali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Najaf, Iraq | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Talaba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Macclesfield | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Nantwich Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Talaba | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Iraq U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Raised in Manchester, he was a member of the academy at Stoke City. Playing for the Stoke under-18 team, he scored in matches against Liverpool U18 and Manchester City U18.[3][4] He also featured for the club in the FA Youth Cup.[5]
Hayder joined Northern Premier League side Macclesfield in August 2024.[6] After two months at the club, he left the side and joined Nantwich Town.[7]
In July 2025, Hayder joined Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba.[8]
Style of play
He is described as having good dribbling skills with the ability to shoot with both feet.[9]
International career
Hayder was called up to the Iraq national under-23 football team for the first time in March 2023 for the Doha International Cup.[10] In March 2024, he made his debut for Iraq U23 against Australia U23.[11]
He was called up to the senior Iraq national football team in October 2023, and was an unused substitute against Qatar on 13 October 2023.[12] He made his international debut on 17 October 2023 for Iraq in a friendly match against Jordan.