Karrar Jaafar (born 29 July 2006) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Iraq Stars League side Al-Minaa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karrar Jaafar Gatea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2006[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Basra, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Al-Minaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Al-Minaa | 55 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Iraq U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Iraq U20 | 5 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editJaafar started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and won with Al-Minaa U19 team, the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022.[3]
In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team, and they won the Iraqi Premier Division League and gained promotion to the Iraq Stars League.[4][5] He scored five goals, scoring against Al-Jolan, Al-Hussein, Afak, Al-Samawa[6] and Al-Shirqat.[7]
In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[8] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, He was Al-Minaa's top scorer that season, scoring 8 goals, scoring against Al-Najaf,[9] Al-Hudood,[10] Al-Zawraa,[11] Karbala,[12] Zakho,[13] Erbil,[14] Naft Maysan,[15] and Dohuk.[16] His rocket goal against Al-Najaf goalkeeper Sarhang Muhsin was considered a strange phenomenon in the league, as it was the goal of the youngest player in the league (16 years old) against the oldest goalkeeper in the league (37 years old).[17] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.[18]
International career
editJaafar was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-17 coach Ahmed Kadhim selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-17.[19] In his first match, he scored the best goal in the tournament against Morocco.[20][21] He was also part of the squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[22]
He was also selected by the coach Emad Mohammed to be part of the 26-man Iraq U20 squad to play in the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.[23] He was also named in the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Thailand[24] and played the first match against Brunei and scored two goals, provided two assists and caused a penalty in this match.[25] He also scored the winner against Thailand in the final round match, helping his team qualify for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China.[26]
Honours
editAl-Minaa
References
edit- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب الشباب المشارك في بطولة غرب آسيا". ina.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Karrar Jaafar at Footballcritic
- ^ "الميناء بطلا للدوري العراقي للشباب". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 10 June 2022.
- ^ "الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
- ^ "الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
- ^ "الميناء يتغلب على السماوة ويتصدر مجموعته". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 1 April 2024.
- ^ "دوري التأهيل.. الميناء يقسو على الشرقاط ويستعيد الصدارة". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 10 April 2024.
- ^ لاعبون يجددون للعب مع فريق الميناء للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 11 September 2023.
- ^ ب 9 لاعبين.. الميناء يهزم النجف في ملعب الفيحاء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 6 December 2023.
- ^ على أرضه ووسط جمهوره.. الميناء يتعادل مع الحدود بشق الأنفس في الوقت بدل الضائع (in Arabic). 964media.com. 16 February 2024.
- ^ الزوراء يسحق الميناء بثلاثية في دوري نجوم العراق (in Arabic). mawazin.net. 9 March 2024.
- ^ بالصور: الميناء وكربلاء يرتضيان بالتعادل (in Arabic). kooora.com. 21 April 2024.
- ^ زاخو يهزم الميناء بثلاثية (in Arabic). kooora.com. 30 April 2024.
- ^ بالصور: الميناء يغرق أربيل بثنائية (in Arabic). kooora.com. 5 May 2024.
- ^ الميناء يقسو على نفط ميسان بثلاثية (in Arabic). kooora.com. 27 June 2024.
- ^ بالصور: 8 أهداف في تعادل جنوني بين دهوك والميناء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 1 July 2024.
- ^ كرار جعفر يسجل حادثة فريدة في الملاعب العراقية (in Arabic). alkhaleej.ae. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "الميناء العراقي يتمسك بلاعبه الشاب كرار جعفر". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 6 August 2024.
- ^ "إعلان القائمة النهائية لمنتخب الناشئين العراقي لبطولة كأس العرب". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Iraq beat Morocco, Comoros beat Mauritania, Egypt beat Saudi Arabia, and a goalless draw between Syria and Lebanon at the conclusion of the first round of the groups of the U-17 Arab Cup 2022". uafa-ac.com. 25 August 2022.
- ^ "أشبال العراق يتطلعون للتقدم في كأس العرب من بوابة جزر القمر". kooora.com (in Arabic). 26 August 2022.
- ^ "منتخب ناشئي العراق يغادر إلى مسقط للمشاركة في التصفيات الآسيوية". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 29 September 2022.
- ^ "قائمة منتخب شباب العراق للمشاركة في بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 22 June 2024.
- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب الشباب العراقي للقاء بروناي بالزي الأبيض". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2024.
- ^ "العراق يمطر بروناي بـ 15 هدفاً بلا جواب". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 25 September 2024.
- ^ "شباب العراق يُسقطوُن تايلاند ويتأهلون رسمياً إلى كأس آسيا 2025 في الصين". mercatotime.com (in Arabic). 29 September 2024.
External links
edit- Karrar Jaafar at Footballcritic
- Karrar Jaafar at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)