Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem (; born 16 February 2003) is a

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who plays as a

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for

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

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

Club career

On 27 Match 2024, Ghasem was loaned out to

AFC Eskilstuna Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish professional football club based in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching owne ...

International career

Ghasem was born in Sweden to an Iraqi father and Algerian mother. He represented the Iraq under-19s in November 2021. On 23 September 2022, Alai made his first team debut for Iraq in a penalty shootout loss against

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in the

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. He has been called up to the

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Honours

Iraq *

Arabian Gulf Cup The Arabian Gulf Cup (, ''Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī''), also referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial association football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of ...

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* * 2003 births Living people Footballers from Gothenburg Iraqi men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Iraq men's international footballers Iraq men's youth international footballers Swedish men's footballers Iraqi people of Algerian descent Swedish people of Iraqi descent Swedish people of Algerian descent Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Iraq Stars League players IFK Göteborg players Utsiktens BK players AFC Eskilstuna players Newroz SC players Örebro SK players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Iraq-footy-defender-stub