Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi (, born 11 June 1987) known as Karrar Jassim, is an

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i former professional footballer, who played for the Iraq national team.

Club career

Impressive displays for

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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

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for his disrespectful behavior toward referees. 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. He then loaned to Shahin Bushehr and then moved to Ajman and a loan to

. 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.

International career

Karrar scored three goals for the Iraq Olympic team in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games, including winning goals against

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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

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in the Asian Cup 2011 which sent Iraq through to the last eight.

Career statistics

Club statistics

* Assist Goals

International goals

Honours

Shahin Bushehr * Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2011–12 Al-Shorta * Iraqi Premier League: 2018–19 * Iraqi Super Cup: 2019 Iraq *

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silver medal: 2006 *

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: 2007 * Arab Nations Cup bronze medal:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jassim, Karrar 1987 births People from Najaf Living people Iraqi Shia Muslims 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's youth international footballers Iraq men's international footballers Al-Najaf SC players Al-Wakrah SC players Tractor S.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Shahin Bushehr F.C. players Ajman Club players Al-Talaba SC players Naft Al-Wasat SC players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Al-Shorta SC players Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C. players Iraq Stars League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Iraq Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Iraqi expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates