Karrar Jassim
Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi (Arabic: كرار جاسم محمد المحمودي, born 11 June 1987 in Iraq),[1] known as Karrar Jassim, is an Iraqi professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder most recently for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier League. He also plays for the Iraq national football team.
 Karrar in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karrar Jassim Mohammed | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Najaf, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Najaf | ||
| 2007–2009 | Al-Wakrah | 27 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Tractor | 47 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Esteghlal | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Shahin Bushehr (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ajman Club | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Najaf (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Talaba | 14 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Esteghlal | 29 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Naft Al-Wasat | 6 | (2) |
| 2016−2017 | Tractor | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 34 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Shorta | 27 | (2) |
| 2020– | Naft Al-Wasat | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Iraq U23 | 28 | (6) |
| 2007–2015 | Iraq | 64 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2016 | |||
Club career
Impressive displays for Najaf FC in the 2007 AFC Champions League, where he scored two goals in six matches, earned Karrar Jassim Mohammed a move to Qatar where he signed for Al Wakra at the start of June 2007. In 2009 Karrar signed for Iranian side Tractor S.C. for one season. During a Tractor match, Karrar was banned for 9 games following an incident in which he slapped the match assistant referee. The ban was later reduced to 5 and eventually to 3 games. He was released in May 2011 by Tractor for his disrespectful behavior toward referees.[2] On 4 June 2011, Karrar joined the Tehran-based football team Esteghlal on a two-years contract. The 24-year-old striker has joined Esteghlal but he was fired in January 2012 during mid-season after a dispute with midfielder, and team vice-captain Mojtaba Jabbari.[3] He then loaned to Shahin Bushehr and then moved to Ajman and a loan to Najaf FC.
On 4 July 2014, Karrar returned to Esteghlal with signing a two-year contract. Jassim left the club by mutual consent on 29 November 2015 after prolonged financial problems with the Iranian club.[4]
International career
Karrar scored three goals for the Iraq Olympic team in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games, including winning goals against Thailand and DPR Korea. Karrar Jassim also scored a goal against Australia for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup and also scored the winner against North Korea in the Asian Cup 2011 which sent Iraq through to the last eight.
Career statistics
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Al-Wakrah | Qatar Stars League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Tractor | Iran Pro League | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | Esteghlal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Shahin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | League | Emirates Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Ajman | UAE Pro League | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 3 |
| Iraq | League | Iraq FA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Najaf | Iraqi Premier League | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 5 |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Esteghlal | Iran Pro League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tractor | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 7 | |
| Total | Qatar | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| Iran | 120 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 27 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Iraq | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 09–10 | Tractor | 1 |
| 10–11 | Tractor | 8 |
| 11–12 | Esteghlal | 1 |
| 14–15 | Esteghlal | 10 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2007 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 3–1 | Win | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2. | 13 July 2009 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |  Palestine | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 January 2011 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |  North Korea | 1–0 | Win | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4. | 29 February 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha |  Singapore | 7–1 | Win | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 28 May 2012 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |  Botswana | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 6. | 19 November 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |  Indonesia | 2–0 | Win | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Shahin Bushehr
- Al-Shorta
- Iraqi Premier League:
- Winner (1): 2018–19
- Iraqi Super Cup:
- Winner (1): 2019
Country
- Asian Games
- Silver medalist (1): 2006
- AFC Asian Cup
- Winner (1): 2007
- Arab Nations Cup
- Bronze medalist (1): 2012
References
- "2011 Pan Arab Games profile". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine جاسم کرار از تراکتورسازي کنار گذاشته شد | Navad[90] Sport Newspaper ::. Navad.net. Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
- "Karrar Jassim joins Esteghlal". persianleague.com. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- "Tasnim News Agency – Iran's Esteghlal Parts Way with Iraqi Midfielder Karrar Jassim". Tasnim News Agency. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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