Younis Mahmoud
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Full name | Younis Mahmoud Khalaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 February 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dibis, Kirkuk, Iraq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 |
Kahrabaa Al-Dibis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 |
Kirkuk | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Al-Talaba | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 |
Al-Wahda | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 |
Al-Khor | 49 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2011 |
Al-Gharafa | 95 | (72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 |
Al-Wakrah | 33 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 |
Al-Sadd | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 |
Al-Ahli | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Erbil | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Al-Talaba | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | – | (187) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Iraq U19 | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Iraq U23 | 33 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Iraq Asian Games (OA) | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2016 | Iraq | 148 | (57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf (
Mahmoud's first official international goal was an equaliser in the 89th minute of the final of the
Mahmoud played in all three of Iraq's 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup matches and scored in the final of the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2013, before retiring in 2016 as the most-capped player in Iraq's history and their third-highest goalscorer ever.[6] He is also the only player in history to score in four different (and consecutive) AFC Asian Cup tournaments, with one goal in 2004, four in 2007, one in 2011 and two in 2015.
Club career
Early career
Mahmoud started out as a basketball player, playing as a shooting guard for the Kahrabaa Al-Dibis basketball team. The team's football coach, Muwafaq Nouraddin, persuaded him to switch to football as there was more money involved in football in Iraq, so Mahmoud joined Shaabiya Al-Dibis and then began playing for Kahrabaa Al-Dibis football team in the fourth division of Iraqi football. He became a regular player for the side.[7]
Kirkuk
In 1999, Mahmoud moved to
Al-Talaba
Mahmoud's first match for Al-Talaba was the opening game of the
Mahmoud's Al-Talaba started the 2002–03 campaign by winning the
While an Al-Talaba player, Mahmoud also represented the Iraq Police team in the 2002 Arab Police Championship, a competition for Police teams in the Arab world, along with the rest of the Iraq youth team players. Iraq Police won all 4 matches they played and they conceded only 1 goal in the tournament. They won the competition finishing 7 points ahead of the 2nd-placed team.[12] It was the 5th time that Iraq won the Arab Police Championship in its history.
Al-Wahda
After the start of the
Al-Khor
After the
Al-Khor finished in a disappointing 7th position in the 2005–06 Qatar Stars League, but Mahmoud scored an impressive 20 league goals, the 2nd-highest amount in the league. They were again knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the Emir of Qatar Cup and Mahmoud scored 2 goals in that competition.
Al-Gharafa
Mahmoud transferred to
Mahmoud started the season by winning the 2007 Sheikh Jassim Cup and scoring 2 goals in the final, both in extra-time. Mahmoud won his first Qatar Stars League title in 2007–08 and scored 16 league goals, the 4th-highest amount in the league. Al-Gharafa lost the final of the Qatar Crown Prince Cup, with Mahmoud scoring 2 times in the semi-final. They also lost the final of the Emir of Qatar Cup, and Mahmoud scored 3 goals in that competition including 1 in the final. Al-Gharafa were knocked out of the group stage of the 2008 AFC Champions League and Mahmoud scored 1 goal in that competition.
Al-Arabi
Mahmoud joined Al-Arabi at the start of the 2008–09 season on loan and won the Sheikh Jassim Cup with the club. He scored 2 league goals for Al-Arabi in the 2008–09 Qatar Stars League.
Return to Al-Gharafa
Mahmoud returned to Al-Gharafa midway through the season and scored 1 goal for them in the 2008–09 Qatar Stars League, as they were crowned the league champions again. He played in the Qatar Crown Prince Cup but Al-Gharafa lost the semi-final to Qatar SC. However, they won the 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup and Mahmoud scored 3 goals in that competition.
Mahmoud won the league title for the third straight time with Al-Gharafa in this season, and he scored 21 goals which earned him the Golden Boot award again. He scored 4 goals in the 2009 Sheikh Jassim Cup, where Al-Gharafa were knocked out in the semi-finals, and 3 goals in the 2009 Qatari Stars Cup (including 2 in the final) which Al-Gharafa won. In the 2010 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Final, Mahmoud scored 2 goals to lead Al-Gharafa to yet another cup win. Al-Gharafa were knocked out of the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup at the quarter-finals, and the 2010 AFC Champions League (in which Mahmoud scored 4 goals) at the quarter-finals too.
His campaign started off with the
Al-Wakrah
In 2011, Mahmoud signed for
Al-Wakrah were knocked out at the group stage of the Sheikh Jassim Cup again in 2012. Mahmoud scored 8 league goals for Al-Wakrah this season. They were knocked out at the group stage of the 2012–13 Qatari Stars Cup.
Al-Sadd
On 8 February 2013, days after Al-Wakrah were knocked out of the Qatari Stars Cup, Mahmoud signed for
Al-Ahli
On 16 September 2013, Mahmoud signed for
Erbil
In February 2015, after the
Al-Talaba
On 12 September 2015, Mahmoud returned to play for his former club
Ballon d'Or nomination
Younis Mahmoud is the only Iraqi player in history to have made the Ballon d'Or shortlist, when he finished 29th in 2007.[21] In that year, he was the only outfield player who did not play in European clubs among players of the list, and was the only Asian player to get points.[22] Kaká won the Ballon d'Or that year, while Mahmoud earned two points, finishing ahead of 21 world-renowned players including the likes of Samuel Eto'o, David Beckham and Robin van Persie.
International career
In March 2002, while many were questioning his temperament and lack of experience, coach
He was part of Iraq's 2004 Olympic Games qualifying squad and scored goals against Oman and Kuwait as Iraq managed to qualify. Mahmoud scored 1 goal in the 2004 Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia, and in the Olympic Games finals, Iraq finished in 4th place and Mahmoud scored 1 goal, against Portugal. Iraq participated in the 2005 West Asian Games and Mahmoud scored 3 goals in the tournament, including a goal in the final which Iraq went on to win to claim the gold medal. In 2006, Iraq participated in the Asian Games and reached the final but lost to Qatar; Mahmoud scored 3 goals in the tournament. In 2006, Mahmoud became the Iraq captain, taking over from Razzaq Farhan.
2007 was one of the best years of Mahmoud's career; he scored 1 goal in the
He scored in his 3rd consecutive Asian Cup tournament with a goal against
Famous international matches
- 24 March 2002 – Iraq 1–4 Cagliari Calcio (Scored on his debut for Iraq but this was not an international match)
- 7 September 2002 – Iraq 3–2 2002 WAFF Championship; in the last few minutes, Mahmoud was substituted onto the field and scored his first international goal in the 89th minute to send the match to extra time, and because of it Iraq won their first WAFF Championship)
- 15 August 2003 – Iraq 1–0 Morocco (Scored the winning goal in the final of the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Friendship Cup)
- 8 October 2003 – Iraq 5–1 Bahrain (Scored 4 goals (including a lob and a 20-yard strike), the most he scored in a single international game for Iraq)
- 12 August 2004 – Iraq 4–2 Portugal (Scored 1 goal and played a big part in two others as Iraq pulled off one of the best victories in their history at the Olympics)
- 10 December 2005 – Iraq 2–2 Syria (6–5 on PK) (Scored Iraq's 2nd goal in the West Asian Games final with a first-time half-volley from outside the box)
- 11 October 2006 – Iraq 4–2 Singapore (Scored 2 goals to help Iraq qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup; the 1st one was a solo goal where he dribbled past 3 players and nutmegged another, and the 2nd goal was a long-shot from nearly 30 yards out)
- 6 December 2006 – Iraq 4–0 Malaysia (Scored 2 goals in the same minute at the Asian Games)
- 21 July 2007 – Iraq 2–0 Vietnam (Scored within 65 seconds of the start of the Asian Cup quarter-final and also scored the 2nd goal from a free-kick)
- 29 July 2007 – Iraq 1–0 final of the 2007 AFC Asian Cupto win Iraq their first Asian Cup)
- 18 January 2013 – Iraq 1–2 United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.) (Scored in the final of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup to send the match to extra time)
- 20 January 2015 – Iraq 2–0 Palestine (Became the 1st player to score in 4 different Asian Cups – 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
- 28 March 2015 – Iraq 2–1 DR Congo (Broke the record for most international caps for Iraq, overtaking Hussein Saeed)
- 17 November 2015 – Iraq 2–0 Chinese Taipei (Assisted the 1st goal with a cross after beating 2 players, before scoring his last ever goal for Iraq with a free-kick from 25 yards out)
- 29 March 2016 – Iraq 1–0 Vietnam (his last match for Iraq)
Panenka penalties
Mahmoud is known for his frequent use of the Panenka penalty. He has performed this type of penalty in both club and international games on a total of 7 occasions.[23][24]
Date | Team | Opponent | Competition | Period of game | Outcome of penalty | Match result |
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15 October 2011 | Al-Wakrah
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Qatar SC | 2011–12 Qatar Stars League | Normal time | 5–1 W | |
1 December 2011 | Al-Wakrah
|
Al-Ahli | 2011–12 Qatar Stars League | Normal time | 2–2 D | |
12 June 2012 | Iraq | Oman | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers | Normal time | 1–1 D | |
15 January 2013 | Iraq | Bahrain | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup | Penalty shootout | 1–1 D (4–2 W p.) | |
4 January 2015 | Iraq | Iran | Friendly match | Normal time | 0–1 L | |
23 January 2015 | Iraq | Iran | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | Penalty shootout | 3–3 D (7–6 W p.) | |
15 April 2015 | Erbil | Ahal | 2015 AFC Cup | Normal time | 2–3 L |
Controversy
In March 2004, Younis Mahmoud got into a scuffle with the Iraqi coaching staff led by German Bernd Stange, who left his position after the match. He was angry at the coach after being left on the bench until the 74th minute of the draw against Palestine at the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[25][26]
Personal life
Younis Mahmoud is an
Charity
- After becoming the top scorer in the Qatari Stars League for the 2006–07 season, he earned $100,000 as a reward from the Qatar Football Association, which he donated to build a mosque in his home town of Kirkuk.
- After winning La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti award, he won a cheque for €10,000, which he donated to an Iraqi charity.
Career statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iraq[29] | 2002 | 5 | 1 |
2003 | 6 | 7 | |
2004 | 12 | 2 | |
2005 | 5 | 4 | |
2006 | 10 | 8 | |
2007 | 15 | 5 | |
2008 | 11 | 0 | |
2009 | 11 | 2 | |
2010 | 8 | 2 | |
2011 | 17 | 6 | |
2012 | 9 | 5 | |
2013 | 14 | 6 | |
2014 | 7 | 3 | |
2015 | 15 | 6 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 148 | 57 |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmoud goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2002 | Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus , Syria |
Jordan | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2002 WAFF Championship
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2 | 8 October 2003 | Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
Bahrain | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 4–0 | |||||
5 | 5–1 | |||||
6 | 20 October 2003 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Malaysia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 3–0 | |||||
8 | 4–1 | |||||
9 | 26 July 2004 | Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu , China |
Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
10 | 8 September 2004 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei , Taiwan |
Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 7 August 2005 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly
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12 | 5 December 2005 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha , Qatar |
Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2005 West Asian Games |
13 | 5–1 | |||||
14 | 10 December 2005 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Syria | 2–1 | 2–2 ( a.e.t.) )(6–5 p |
2005 West Asian Games |
15 | 15 July 2006 | Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Syria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
16 | 3–1 | |||||
17 | 21 July 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman , Jordan |
Jordan | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
18 | 6 August 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 LG Cup |
19 | 17 August 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Palestine | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
20 | 2–0 | |||||
21 | 11 October 2006 | Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain , United Arab Emirates |
Singapore | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
22 | 3–2 | |||||
23 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 WAFF Championship
|
24 | 7 July 2007 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok , Thailand |
Thailand | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
25 | 21 July 2007 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
26 | 2–0 | |||||
27 | 29 July 2007 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta , Indonesia |
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
28 | 4 January 2009 | Muscat , Oman |
Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–3 | 19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
29 | 10 July 2009 | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq | Palestine | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
30 | 17 November 2010 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates |
Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
31 | 28 December 2010 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
32 | 2 January 2011 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | China | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
33 | 2–1 | |||||
34 | 11 January 2011 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan , Qatar |
Iran | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
35 | 6 September 2011 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
36 | 11 October 2011 | Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
37 | 11 November 2011 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
38 | 29 February 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Singapore | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
39 | 6–1 | |||||
40 | 7–1 | |||||
41 | 12 June 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
42 | 30 December 2012 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Tunisia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
43 | 15 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) )(4–2 p |
21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
44 | 18 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–2 | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
45 | 6 February 2013 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai , United Arab Emirates |
Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
46 | 26 March 2013 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
47 | 6 October 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | Yemen | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
48 | 11 November 2013 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
49 | 5 March 2014 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah , United Arab Emirates |
China | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
50 | 2–0 | |||||
51 | 22 December 2014 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Kuwait | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
52 | 20 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | Palestine | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
53 | 23 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | Iran | 2–1 | 3–3 ( a.e.t.) )(7–6 p |
2015 AFC Asian Cup |
54 | 3 September 2015 | Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
55 | 8 September 2015 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
56 | 8 October 2015 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
57 | 17 November 2015 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Kirkuk
- Iraqi First Division League: 2000–01
Al-Talaba
- Iraqi Premier League: 2001–02
- Iraq FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- 2002
Al-Khor
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2005
Al-Gharafa
- Qatar Stars League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2009
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2007
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2009
Al-Arabi
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2008
Al-Wakrah
Al-Sadd
Iraq
- 2002
- West Asian Games: 2005
- AFC Asian Cup: 2007
Iraq Police
- Arab Police Championship: 2002
Individual
- Qatar Stars League top scorer: 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11
- AFC Asian Cup most valuable player: 2007
- AFC Asian Cup joint top scorer: 2007
- Asian Footballer of the Year nominee (2nd place): 2007
- Ballon d'Or nominee (29th place): 2007
- Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2007[30]
- Soccer Iraq Team of the Decade: 2010–2019
See also
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
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External links
- Official website
- Younis Mahmoud on Twitter
- Younis Mahmoud at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile on Iraqsport
- Iraqi Football Website
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Iraq captain 2006–2016 |
Succeeded by |