Nur Al-Jawahiri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | BVV Barendrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 17 | (0) |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Iraq | 8 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 December 2025 | |||
Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri (Arabic: نُور سَلَام جَوَاد ٱلْجَوَاهِرِي; Born 23 July 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vrouwen Eerste divisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in the Netherlands from Iraqi father and Iraqi Kurdish mother, she represents the Iraq national football team.[1]
Born in Zoetermeer and raised in Pijnacker, Al-Jawahiri began playing football at the age of six with local club DSVP. After an unbeaten season with the youth team, she was scouted by Excelsior Rotterdam at age 15.[2] Then, at 16, she made her Eredivisie debut on 16 February 2020 in an away match against SC Heerenveen.[3] She spent three years with Excelsior, mostly featuring for the reserves, before moving to Sparta Rotterdam in search of more regular playing time.[4]
International career
Al-Jawahiri was born in the Netherlands to Iraqi parents, making her eligible to represent either the Netherlands or Iraq at international level.
In February 2024, Al-Jawahiri got her first call-up to the Iraqi senior team for a preparatory training camp in Paris for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[5] However, an injury during the camp forced her to be withdrawn and miss the tournament. She earned a second call-up in June 2025 for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. On 23 June 2025, she made her international debut against Timor-Leste. Three days later, on 26 June, Al-Jawahiri scored Iraq's first-ever competitive goal on the international stage against Mongolia and became the first Iraqi woman to score a hat-trick, leading the team to its historic first official win.[6][7]
