Ahmed Hisham Ali Musa Al-Rawi (; born 30 May 2004) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for Qatari club

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. Born in Iraq, he represents the Qatar national team.

Early life

Al-Rawi was born in the Iraqi capital

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to an Iraqi family originally from

Rawah District Rawah () is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Ira ...

Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate (; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population ...

. His father Hisham Al-Rawi is a former footballer. He has two brothers, including Bassam who is a member of the Qatar national team. He moved with his family to

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

in 2006 and to

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in 2007.

Club career

Al-Rawi was formed in the

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. In 2018, he joined the youth department of

. In 2021, he started playing in the club's senior team in the

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. He made four appearances during the

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. On 19 October 2022, he was loaned to Spanish side

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's second reserve team.

International career

Born in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

, Al-Rawi was naturalized to represent Qatar in the international level. He took part in the

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with the Qatar under-20s. He scored one goal during the tournament as Qatar finished at the bottom of the group and got eliminated. On 16 November 2023, he made his international debut in

's 8–1

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win against

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. In June 2023, he took part in the

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in France with Qatar. On 21 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

during the

. On 11 June, he scored his second goal against

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in their 2–1 win.

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

* Qatari men's footballers 21st-century Qatari sportsmen 2004 births Living people Al-Rayyan SC players Qatar Stars League players Men's association football forwards Qatar men's international footballers Qatar men's youth international footballers Qatari expatriate men's footballers Qatari expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Aspire Academy (Qatar) players Iraqi emigrants to Qatar Naturalized citizens of Qatar Footballers from Baghdad Naturalised association football players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Qatar {{Qatar-footy-bio-stub