Karrar Jassim

Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi (Arabic: كرار جاسم محمد المحمودي, born 11 June 1987)[1] known as Karrar Jassim, is an Iraqi professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national team.

Karrar Jassim
Karrar with Sanat Naft Abadan in 2018
Personal information
Full nameKarrar Jassim Mohammed
Date of birth (1987-06-11) 11 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birthNajaf, Iraq
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Naft Al-Wasat
Number13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007Najaf
2007–2009Al-Wakrah27(9)
2009–2011Tractor47(12)
2011–2012Esteghlal8(6)
2012Shahin Bushehr (loan)1(0)
2012–2013Ajman Club13(2)
2013Najaf (loan)22(5)
2013–2014Al-Talaba14(6)
2014–2015Esteghlal29(3)
2015–2016Naft Al-Wasat6(2)
2016−2017Tractor23(1)
2017–2019Sanat Naft Abadan34(8)
2019–2020Al-Shorta27(5)
2020–2021Naft Al-Wasat
2021–2022Naft Masjed Soleyman8(1)
2022–Naft Al-Wasat
International career
2006–2007Iraq U2328(6)
Iraq64(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2016

Club career edit

Impressive displays for Najaf FC in the 2007 AFC Champions League, where he scored two goals in six matches, earned Karrar Jassim Mohammed a move to Qatar where he signed for Al Wakra at the start of June 2007. In 2009 Karrar signed for Iranian side Tractor S.C. for one season. During a Tractor match, Karrar was banned for 9 games following an incident in which he slapped the match assistant referee. The ban was later reduced to 5 and eventually to 3 games. He was released in May 2011 by Tractor for his disrespectful behavior toward referees.[2] On 4 June 2011, Karrar joined the Tehran-based football team Esteghlal on a two-years contract. The 24-year-old striker has joined Esteghlal but he was fired in January 2012 during mid-season after a dispute with midfielder, and team vice-captain Mojtaba Jabbari.[3] He then loaned to Shahin Bushehr and then moved to Ajman and a loan to Najaf FC.

On 4 July 2014, Karrar returned to Esteghlal with signing a two-year contract. Jassim left the club by mutual consent on 29 November 2015 after prolonged financial problems with the Iranian club.[4]

International career edit

Karrar scored three goals for the Iraq Olympic team in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games, including winning goals against Thailand and DPR Korea. Karrar Jassim also scored a goal against Australia for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup and also scored the winner against North Korea in the Asian Cup 2011 which sent Iraq through to the last eight.[citation needed]

Career statistics edit

Club statistics edit

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
QatarLeagueEmir of Qatar CupAsiaTotal
2007–08Al-WakrahQatar Stars League10100101
2008–0917810188
IranLeagueHazfi CupAsiaTotal
2009–10TractorIran Pro League20400204
2010–1127811289
2011–12Esteghlal80100090
Shahin100010
United Arab EmiratesLeagueEmirates CupAsiaTotal
2012–13AjmanUAE Pro League13231163
IraqLeagueIraq FA CupAsiaTotal
2012–13NajafIraqi Premier League22500225
IranLeagueHazfi CupAsiaTotal
2014–15EsteghlalIran Pro League24323266
2015–16300030
2016–17Tractor231231
2017–18Sanat Naft18720207
TotalQatar2791000289
Iran12023640012627
United Arab Emirates1323100163
Iraq2250000225
Career total137311050014736
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
09–10Tractor1
10–11Tractor8
11–12Esteghlal1
14–15Esteghlal10

International goals edit

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 July 2007Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok  Australia3–1Win2007 AFC Asian Cup
2.13 July 2009Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad  Palestine4–0WinFriendly
3.19 January 2011Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan  North Korea1–0Win2011 AFC Asian Cup
4.29 February 2012Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha  Singapore7–1Win2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.28 May 2012Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan  Botswana1–1DrawFriendly
6.19 November 2013Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta  Indonesia2–0Win2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours edit

Club edit

Shahin Bushehr
Al-Shorta

Country edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2011 Pan Arab Games profile". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
  2. ^ جاسم کرار از تراکتورسازي کنار گذاشته شد | Navad[90] Sport Newspaper ::. Navad.net. Retrieved on 2011-05-03. Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Karrar Jassim joins Esteghlal". persianleague.com. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Tasnim News Agency – Iran's Esteghlal Parts Way with Iraqi Midfielder Karrar Jassim". Tasnim News Agency. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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