Abdul Abbas Ayad

Abdul Abbas Ayad (Arabic: عبد العباس أياد‎; born 13 March 2000), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Mina'a in the Iraqi Premier League.[1][2]

Abdul Abbas Ayad
Personal information
Full name Abdul Abbas Ayad Khalaf Albu-Darray
Date of birth (2000-03-18) March 18, 2000
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Mina'a
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2015 Al-Talaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Al-Talaba (0)
2018 → Al-Hudood (loan) (2)
2018–2019 Al-Hudood (5)
2019–2020 Al-Naft (0)
2020 → Naft Maysan (loan) (0)
2020– Al-Mina'a 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Iraq U16 4 (2)
2017 Iraq U17 4 (0)
2019– Iraq U23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2020

Club career

Ayad started practicing football at the Al-Talaba Academy, and when he reached the age of 15, Al-Talaba coach Ayoub Odisho decided to include him in the first team, and since his debut, the player was considered a rising talent after he presented a distinguished level, after the coach changed the player's position from a sweeper to a defensive midfielder.[3]

On February 7, 2018, during the winter transfer period, Ayad was loaned to Al-Hudood to get more minutes of play,[4] and he made a good addition to the team, and at the beginning of the next season, the Al-Hudood club management decided to sign the player permanently, and he moved to Al-Hudood on 28 August 2018.[5]

On August 7, 2019, Ayad signed with Al-Naft,[6] and on February 6, 2020 during the winter transfer period, he was loaned to Naft Maysan Club.[7]

On June 27, 2020 Ayad sign Al-Mina'a.[8]

International career

On July 29, 2015 Ayad made his international debut as he played a full match as a centre back for Iraq U-16 against Jordan in the 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship, the match ended with a 5–0 victory for Iraq. On August 4, 2015, Ayad scored his first international goal in this tournament against Palestine in the match that ended with a 3–0 victory for Iraq. Iraq won the tournament after defeating United Arab Emirates in the final.[9]

On October 18, 2017 Ayad began the play as a centre back for Iraq U-17 against Mexico in the U-17 World Cup, the match that ended in a 1-1 draw.[10]

On January 8, 2020 Ayad began the play as a defensive midfielder for Iraq U-23 against Australia in the AFC U23 Asian Cup, the match that ended in a 1-1 draw.[11]

International statistics

Iraq national under-16 team goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 August 2015Petra Stadium, Amman Palestine2–03–02015 WAFF U-16 Championship
2.3–0

Honours

Iraq U16

References
  1. Abdul Abbas Ayad at Soccerway
  2. عبد العباس إياد ينتقل رسميا إلى الميناء (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 28 July 2020.
  3. مواهب دورينا : خامات رائعة تستحق الاشادة ، وبزوغ نجمهم يبشر بقادم خير (in Arabic). iraqi-sn.com. 20 June 2016.
  4. لاعب الشرطة مؤمل كريم ولاعب الطلبة عباس اياد ينضمان الى صفوف الحدود على سبيل الإعارة (in Arabic). sportnow-iq.net. 7 February 2018.
  5. اللاعب عباس اياد يوقع على كشوفات نادي الحدود قادما من الطلبة (in Arabic). Iraqi Football Transfares market. 18 August 2018.
  6. نادي النفط يعلن عن صفقتين للموسم القادم (in Arabic). sngiq.net. 8 August 2019.
  7. لاعب الاولمبي عبد العباس اياد الى نفط ميسان (in Arabic). iraq.sahafahn.net. 6 February 2020.
  8. عبد العباس إياد ينتقل رسميا إلى الميناء (in Arabic). kooora.com. 28 July 2020.
  9. Iraq retain WAFF U-16 Championship title. the-afc.com. 7 August 2015.
  10. IRAQ U17 VS. MEXICO U17 ‭ 1 - 1 at Soccerway.com
  11. IRAQ U23 VS. AUSTRALIA U23 ‭ 1 - 1 at Soccerway.com
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