Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manaf Younis Hashim Al-Tekreeti [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 November 1996||
Place of birth | Tikrit, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–2018 | Salahaddin | ||
2018–2022 | Al-Karkh | ||
2020 | → Al-Shorta (loan) | ||
2022– | Al-Shorta | 31 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Iraq | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2023 |
Manaf Younus Hashim Al-Tekreeti ( Arabic: مَنَاف يُونُس هَاشِم التِّكرِيْتِيّ; born 16 November 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.
In March 2020 Manaf signed for Al-Shorta on loan until the end of the season. [2]
In November 2021, Younis was called up to Iraq as part of their 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad. He made his debut in the starting line-up for the national team in their opening match against Oman. [3] On 19 January 2023, he scored his first international goal in the stoppage time of extra-time in a 3–2 win over Oman in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup final, to earn his country their first title in the competition since 1988. [4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 January 2023 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq | Oman | 3–2 | 3–2 ( a.e.t.) |
25th Arabian Gulf Cup |
Al-Karkh
Al-Shorta
Iraq