Muntadher Mohammed

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Muntadher Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Muntadher Mohammed Jebur
Date of birth (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Iraq
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Zawraa
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017-2018 Al-Kahrabaa
2018-2019 Al-Karkh
2019- Al-Zawraa
National team‡
2014 Iraq U-14 4 (0)
2015-2017 Iraq U-17 14 (2)
2017-2020 Iraq U-20 15 (1)
2020- Iraq U-23 4 (1)
2021- Iraq 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2021

Muntadher Mohammed (Arabic: منتظر محمد; born 5 June 2001), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Zawraa and the Iraq national team.[1]

Club Career[]

Mohammed was on the bench for Al-Zawraa’s AFC Champions League match on April 7, 2021 against Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi.[2] On 19 July 2021, Muntadher started the Iraq FA Cup final in the Iraqi El Clasico against rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, playing the full ninety as his side lost on penalties. Two months later, he came on as Al-Zawraa beat Al-Jawiya to take the 2021 Iraqi Super Cup, his first title at club and senior level.

International Career[]

Mohammed has represented Iraq at every single age category, winning three titles and captaining his country from U-18 onwards, and has competed at the AFC Asian Championship and FIFA World Cup at youth level.[3]

Iraq U-14[]

Muntadher received his first international call-up in 2014, when he travelled to Iran with Iraq’s U-14s and won the AFC U-14 Championship, topping their group ahead of South Korea and beating North Korea in the final.[4]

Iraq U-17[]

In 2015, Mohammed was invited to join Iraq’s U-16s in their qualifiers for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. He helped Iraq win their group and qualify for the final tournament, where he was called up. He helped Iraq win the tournament, scoring twice and qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]

In October 2017, Muntadher was called up to the Iraq U-17 squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in all four of Iraq’s matches as they made it to the Round of 16.[6]

Iraq U-20[]

In August 2019, Muntadher captained his country for the first time, leading Iraq’s U-18s to the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship title, his third international trophy.[7]

In November 2017, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-19 squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Iraq finished second in their group and qualified.[8]

In the following qualifiers, he captained Iraq’s U-19s and scored in their final match as they won their group undefeated and qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.[9] In January 2021, after several delays, the AFC cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

In February 2020, Mohammed captained Iraq’s U-20s in the U-20 Arab Cup as they made it to the quarter-finals.[11]

Iraq U-23[]

Muntadher was the captain of the Iraq U-23s that won their qualifying group and qualified to the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in October 2021. He scored in Iraq’s final qualifier against Bahrain.[12]

Iraq[]

Following his impressive stint captaining the U-23s, Muntadher received his first senior international call-up for Iraq’s World Cup qualifiers against Syria and South Korea, remaining an unused sub in both matches.[13]

He was then included in Iraq’s 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad, making his debut off the bench in their opening match against Oman.[14]

Personal Life[]

Muntadher’s older brother Mustafa Mohammed is also a footballer and was his teammate at Al-Zawraa between 2019 and 2021.[15]

Honours[]

Iraq U-14

  • AFC U-14 Championship: 2014

Iraq U-16

  • AFC U-16 Championship: 2016

Iraq U-18

  • WAFF U-18 Championship: 2019

Al-Zawraa

References[]

  1. ^ "MuntadherMohammed". Flashscore. 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "AC". AFC. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ . AFC. December 2021 http://stats.the-afc.com/player/86125. Retrieved 3 December 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "U14". AFC. August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ "U16". AFC. September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Iraq". FIFA. October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Final" (PDF). WAFF. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "U-19Qualifiers". GSA. November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Qualifiers". AFC. November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  10. ^ Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021
  11. ^ "U20". Soccerway. March 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Qualifiers". AFC. October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Iraq". IQPro. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  14. ^ "IRQOMA". FIFA. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  15. ^ "حصري: لاعب عراقي يبعث رسالة مهمة لشقيقه لاعب أسود الرافدين". https://www.winwin.com/. External link in |website= (help)


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