Brwa Nouri
Brwa Hekmat Nouri (Kurdish: بڕوا نوری; born 23 January 1987) is an Iraqi[1][2] professional footballer who plays for Indonesian club Bali United as a midfielder.[3] In 2016, he made his debut for the Iraqi national football team. Brwa is known for his strong ability in midfield, controlling the ball, shooting and passing.
.jpg) Brwa playing for Iraq in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brwa Hekmat Nouri | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Urmia, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bali United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasalunds IF | |||
| –2004 | AIK Fotboll | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | AIK Fotboll | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Väsby United (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Gröndals IK (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008–2013 | Dalkurd | 116 | (37) |
| 2014–2018 | Östersund | 121 | (18) |
| 2018– | Bali United | 43 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Iraq | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018 | |||
Club career
Nouri was born in Iran to Kurdish parents and moved with his family to Sweden as a child. He started his football career at Vasalunds IF before joining AIK at the age of 13. He won the JSM final with AIK and where he scored in the final against Västra Frölunda.
He made his A-team debut in AIK on October 7, 2005, against Falkenbergs FF in the Superettan. In 2006 he was with AIK's A-team but was loaned to Åtvidabergs FF.[3] He returned to AIK after the season but then he was loaned out again, this time to Väsby United in 2007. In total, Nouri played three league matches in the Superettan, a match in the Svenska cupen and 16 training matches for AIK.
Prior to the 2009 season, Nouri signed for Dalkurd FF. In November 2011, he extended his contract with the club for two years.
Östersunds FK
In 2014, Brwa Nouri signed for Östersunds FK, a team playing in the Superettan, the 2nd tier of Swedish football. He played his first game in the league against Ljungskile SK on April 6, 2014. Nouri quickly established himself as a vital part of the squad, and was the vice-captain of the club. He OFK finished the season in 5th place. In the next season, OFK finished second in the league table, and were promoted to the Allsvenskan. In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Brwa Nouri captained the team to an 8th-place finish and a historic Svenska Cupen victory, which saw them qualify to the Europa League qualifiers the following season.
ÖFK improved on their result the following season, finishing 5th in the Swedish league. ÖFK made headlines all around the world as they qualified to the group stages after defeating giants Galatasaray, where Brwa Nouri scored, Fola Esch, and PAOK, where Brwa Nouri scored.[4] ÖFK were drawn in group J alongside Athletic Bilbao, Hertha BSC, and Zorya Luhansk. OFK finished second in the group, level on points with Bilbao. Brwa became the first Iraqi to score in the Europa League when he scored the winner against Hertha Berlin.[5] ÖFK were knocked out by Arsenal in the round of 32.[6]
International career
Nouri was born in Urmia, Iran, to an Iraqi-Kurdish family. He was raised in Sweden and played for their youth national teams,[7][8] but switched to the Iraq national football team for World Cup Qualifiers in October 2016.[9] Nouri made his formal debut for Iraq in a 0–0 friendly tie with Jordan.[10][11] He played in Iraq for the first time ever on 5 October 2017, where he scored his first goal for Iraq.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Svenska Cupen | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Åtvidabergs FF (loan) | 2006 | Superettan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Väsby United (loan) | 2007 | Division 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2008 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Gröndals IK (loan) | 2008 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dalkurd FF | 2009 | Division 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| 2010 | Division 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2012 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Östersunds FK | 2014 | Superettan | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2015 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 282 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 306 | 63 | ||
Honours
References
- "Nouri om att välja Iraks landslag: "Jag bollade med Dalkurds ordförande"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Nouri om att möta AIK: "Kommer dra ut mitt hjärta"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Truppen 2016" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ""Ska se ut som vi har 1 800 målchanser"".
- "Östersund vs. Hertha Berlin: Europa League - As it happened - bundesliga.com". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- "Drömlottning för Östersund i Europa League". 11 December 2017.
- "P17/87: Sverige föll mot Polen — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
- "Spelare 2003 — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
- "Radhi Shenaishil names 23-man squad ahead of World Cup Qualifiers. - Soccer Iraq". 30 September 2016.
- http://www.iraqi-football.com/match-reports%5B%5D
- "Brwa Nouri fick chansen från start – debuterade för Iraks landslag mot Jordanien".
- "Nouri, Brwa Alaaeldin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
External links
- Brwa Hekmat Nouri at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Brwa Nouri at Soccerway
- Brwa Nouri – UEFA competition record