Uday Shehab
Uday Shehab Ahmad (Arabic: عدي شهاب احمد; born 14 June 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Karkh in the Iraqi Premier League.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 June 1997 | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Karkh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Al-Mosul | ||
2014–2016 | Karah | ||
2016 | Ghaz Al-Shamal | ||
2016–2017 | Zakho | ||
2017– | Al-Karkh | ||
National team | |||
2017 | Iraq U23 | ||
2019– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Shehab started his career with Al-Mosul in the 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League, scoring his first goal as a 15-year old against Samaraa on 29 July 2012.[2] After footballing activity in Mosul stopped due to ISIS, Shehab moved to Karah to compete in the Kurdistan League. He joined Ghaz Al-Shamal in 2016 to compete in the 2015–16 Iraq Division One Elite Stage, however after playing in a match against Brayati his transfer to Ghaz Al-Shamal was deemed illegitimate due to the transfer window having ended and therefore Ghaz Al-Shamal were awarded a 3–0 loss for the match and Shehab was not allowed to play for them anymore.[3] He joined Zakho before moving to Al-Karkh in the winter transfer window of the 2016–17 season and was called up to the Iraq Olympic team in March 2017.
International career
On 7 June 2019, Shehab made his first international cap with Iraq against Tunisia in an international friendly.[4]
References
- "Uday Shehab". Kooora. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Uday Shehab Goals". Kooora. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Brayati awarded walkover win over Ghaz Al-Shamal". Iraq Football Association. 16 June 2016.
- "Uday Shehab Previous Games". ESPN. 8 June 2019.