Mohammed Hameed Farhan Al-Dulaimi (Arabic: محمد حميد فرحان الدليمي, born 24 January 1993) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraq Stars League club Al-Karma and the Iraq national team. He was the team captain in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Hameed Farhan Al-Dulaymi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fallujah, Al-Anbar, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Ramadi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Al-Ramadi | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Al-Kahrabaa | 51 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Al-Shorta | 73 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zakho | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Talaba | (0) | |
| 2016–2017 | Naft Al-Wasat | (0) | |
| 2017–2021 | Al-Shorta | (0) | |
| 2021 | Al-Naft | (0) | |
| 2022 | Al-Kahrabaa | (0) | |
| 2022–2024 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2013 | Iraq U20 | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Iraq U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Iraq | 37 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21/5/24 @ 15;14(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2022 | |||
Club career
editThe goalkeeper comes from the Albu Soudah area in the western province of Al-Anbar, Iraq. He first started on the dusty grounds of the Thilth or third playground in his home town playing for the shaabiya team Al-Karma under the coach and school headmaster Mohammed Khalaf Salim before he made his name with Iraqi league club Al-Ramadi and then moving onto the city of Baghdad to play for Al-Kahrabaa in 2009 when he was 16 years of age.[2]
He signed for Al-Kahrabaa in 2009 and remained for two seasons until he left in 2011 towards Al-Shorta, where he first earned a call up to the Iraqi national team. Farhan won the league with Al-Shorta[3] before moving to Zakho.
Mohammed was the country's number one keeper in 2014. The ex-Iraqi youth captain was regarded as one of Iraq's best keepers but had to rebuild his career after goalkeeping mistakes against Saudi Arabia during the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and a calamitous error in an AFC Cup tie in the West Bank saw him dropped by the Iraqi FA and released by Al-Shorta! [2]
Farhan signed for Zakho on July 15, 2015.[4] He played the first half of the 2015/16 season with Zakho. He was one of 18 players signed by Zakho at the start of 2015–2016 season, with his contracted ratified by the Iraqi FA on August 24, 2015 however after just two months and 26 days later, he left the Duhok-based club by mutual consent after wanting to move to Al-Talaba in the winter transfer window. However, because of contractual issues, the keeper was unable to sign for the Students and spent the rest of the season without a club! [2] But was selected for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
He returned to Al-Shorta on February 1.[5]
International career
editHe made his unofficial international debut in a training game against Malaysia in Ajman in 2013.[6] On 8 October 2013 Farhan made his full international debut against Lebanon national football team in Saida Municipal Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. He was substituted-in replacing Noor Sabri in the 46th minute. The match ended 1–1.[7]
Following the 2016 Olympic games, Farhan reunited with Olympic coach Abdul Ghani Shahad and signed for Naft Al-Wasat ahead of the 2016/17 season.[8] He only stayed for half a season before being on the move once again. There have been persistent rumours behind the scenes that the Iraqi coach had only selected players for the final Olympic squad based on agreeing to sign for Naft Al-Wasat where Abdul Ghani Shahad would manage the following season, with Mohammed Hamed one of those players.[2]
Honours
editClubs
edit- Al-Shorta
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
International
edit- Iraq Youth
- AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2012
- FIFA U-20 World Cup fourth-place: 2013
- Iraq
- Arab Nations Cup bronze medallist: 2012
- WAFF Championship runner-up: 2012
- Arabian Gulf Cup runner-up: 2013
- AFC Asian Cup fourth-place: 2015
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq Olympic Team Profile". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "الشرطة العراقي يتطلع الى آسيا بعد التتويج المحلي". alkass.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "زاخو يتعاقد مع الحارس الدولي محمد حميد بالموسم الجديد". alkass.net. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Soccer Iraq on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (29 December 2014). "Profile of Iraq's 23-Man 2015 Asian Cup Squad".
- ^ "Iraq vs. Lebanon - Friendly match summary". iraqfpg.com. 8 October 2013.
- ^ "نفط الوسط العراقي يضم حميد ويجدد لناظم". kooora.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.