Khalid Mushir Ismael (, ; born 14 February 1981) is an

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 ...

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who plays as a

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for

Duhok FC Duhok Sports Club (, ) is an Iraq, Iraqi professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraq, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Iraq Stars League. Duhok SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Zakho FC, Z ...

and the

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. He usually plays as

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

, but has recently played in a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

role. Khalid moved to Zakho FC on 14 September 2013.

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* 1981 births People from Duhok Living people Iraqi men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Iraqi Kurdish people Iraq men's international footballers Kurdish men's footballers 21st-century Kurdish people Duhok SC players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub