Ali Jasim Elaibi Al-Tameemi (; born 20 January 2004) is an Iraqi professional

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who plays as a forward for Dutch side

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on loan from the Italian

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club

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, and the Iraq national team.

Club career

Al-Karkh

At 14 years old, Ali Jasim made his

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debut for Al-Karkh against

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on 3 November 2018. He scored his first goal for the club in the last round of the

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against

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on 24 July 2019.

Al-Shorta

Ali Jasim joined the defending Iraqi Premier League champions

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during the 2019–20 season under coach Abdul-Ghani Shahad, although the season was later abandoned due to the

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. He made his debut for Al-Shorta in the

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, coming off the bench in a 5–0 win over Al-Khalis on 17 November 2020. Under Serbian coach Aleksandar Ilić, Jasim made one start and eight substitute appearances in the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League as Al-Shorta finished in fourth place, and also reached the semi-finals of the

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Al-Kahrabaa

On 28 December 2021, Jasim signed for Al-Kahrabaa. Under coach Luay Salah, Jasim scored four league goals in the 2021–22 season and a further six in the 2022–23 season, where Al-Kahrabaa finished in fifth place, the joint-highest league finish in their history which saw them qualify for the

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. Jasim also helped Al-Kahrabaa reach the

final in

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, playing the first 60 minutes of the final, which Al-Kahrabaa lost 2–1 to Jasim's former club Al-Karkh. After Jasim's impressive performances for the Iraq U-20 team, Jasim was close to signing for K.A.A. Gent in

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, and also generated interest from Turkish clubs

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and

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, according to journalist

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Antalyaspor

On 20 July 2023, Jasim officially signed a three-year contract with

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side Antalyaspor. However, Jasim terminated his contract by mutual consent after only two days at the club for personal reasons, and returned to Al-Kahrabaa in Iraq.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

On 2 August 2023, Jasim signed for

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on loan from Al-Kahrabaa. He scored two goals on his debut in the

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group stage in a 2–2 draw against

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, and scored again in the next group match against AGMK in a 2–1 win. This made him the youngest player in history to score three goals in one

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season at 19 years old. He scored his fourth goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win over

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champions

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Como 1907

On 24 July 2024, Jasim signed for newly promoted

side

on a three-year contract.

Loan to Almere City

On 28 January 2025, Jasim was loaned to Almere City in the Dutch top tier.

International career

Youth

Jasim participated with the Iraq U-20 team at the

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. Jasim scored the winning goal in the quarter-final against rivals

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, which qualified Iraq for the

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. Jasim scored again in the semi-final against

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, which Iraq won on penalties to reach the final, with Jasim also scoring a penalty in the shootout. Iraq were beaten 1–0 by hosts

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in the final and thus took second place in the championship. Jasim participated in all three of Iraq's matches in the U-20 World Cup, where they lost 0–4 against

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and 0–3 against

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, and drew 0–0 with

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, thus being eliminated at the group stage. On 26 June 2024, Jasim was named in the Iraq U-23 team for the

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in Paris. Jasim came on as a sub in the maiden game against

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, to score the winner in the 75th minute.

Senior

Jasim made his debut for the Iraq national team on 13 October 2023 in the Jordan International Tournament against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jasim goal.''

Honours

Individual

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Top goalscorer:

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References

External links

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