Ammar Ghalib
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ammar Ghalib | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Amarah, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Naft (on loan from Al-Shorta) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Shorta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Al-Shorta | 29 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Al-Naft (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Iraq U-23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18/12/24 @ 08:35(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 | |||
Ammar Ghalib (Arabic: عَمَّار غَالِب) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Al-Naft, on loan from Al-Shorta.
Ghalib was promoted to Al-Shorta's first team in the summer of 2020 having come through the youth ranks at the club. He made his debut for the club in November 2020 against Al-Khalis in the Iraq FA Cup, coming off the bench in a 5–0 win. In January 2021, Ammar made his league debut for the club, coming on against Al-Hudood in the Iraqi Premier League. He would play in his first Baghdad Derby in June 2021 in a loss against Al-Zawraa.[1] In June 2023 Ammar scored in Al-Shorta's 5–0 win away at Al-Najaf which helped them keep their spot at the top of the table.[2] The defending champions would win the league for a second season in a row in July, giving the young forward the second Iraqi Premier League medal of his career.[3] The following week he was part of the Al-Shorta squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup where they would reach the semi-final, being the only club in the final four from outside the Saudi Pro League.[4]
In September 2023, Al-Naft signed the young forward on loan for the upcoming season.[5] In March 2024, Ghalib scored for Al-Naft in an important 3–2 victory over Al-Qasim in the Iraq Stars League.[6]