Zaid Tahseen Abd Zaid Hantoosh (; born 29 January 2001) 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

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

in the

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Club Career

Al Najaf

Tahseen started his career with his local side Al-Najaf. He signed for Amanat Baghdad ahead of the 2020-21 season, but Al Najaf disputed the legality of the transfer, which was then canceled and the player returned to Al Najaf.

Naft Al Wasat

Following his failed transfer to Amanat Baghdad, Tahseen returned to Al-Najaf, before agreeing to Join Naft Al Wasat. He scored his first goal for the club against

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, a 94th minute goal to win the match 2-1. Tahseen was squad regular in the team as his side finished fifth in the league.

Al Talaba

Tahseen joined Bagdad side Al-Talaba ahead of the 2021-2022 season. He quickly impressed with his defensive prowess and goalscoring abilities, which earned him a call up to the national team. Tahseen scored his first goal against

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in a 2-2 draw. He would score two more league goals that season, as Al-Talaba finished in 3rd place. The following season, Tahseen scored 4 league goals as Al-Talaba slipped to 4th place in the league. Tahseen was awarded the player of the month award in April. He was voted to the team of the season by Arab football site Kooora Tahseen renewed his contract with Al-Talaba ahead of the 2023-24 season. Tahseen was a permeant fixture in the side, being named the captain, but received criticism for some of his performances. His former manager Hassan Ahmed described him as being "complacent and egotistical" following a 4-0 loss against Naft Maysan. Tahseen became one of the team's penalty kick takers, where he scored 4 penalties from a total of 6 goals during the season, however Al-Talaba slipped further that season, finishing in 8th place.

Al Quwa Al Jawiya

On August 20th 2024, Tahseen joined Iraqi side Al Quwa Al Jawiya on a free transfer

International career

Iraq U-23

In June 2023, Zaid was called up to the Iraq U-23 national team for the

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, which was being hosted in Iraq and which Iraq would win. Tahseen was called up to the Asian Cup U23 Qualifiers, held in Kuwait, in which Iraq topped the group and qualified, with Tahseen scoring against Buhtan He was also called up to the tournament proper. Tahseen captained the side to winning the bronze medal and qualifying to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games football Tournament. Tahseen was called up to the Olympic games and played in all three matches as Iraq crashed out of the group stages.

Iraq

On 26 September 2022, Tahseen made his first international cap with Iraq against

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in the

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. Tahseen was part of the Iraq squad in the

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, which Iraq won on home soil. In January 2024, he was selected in

's 26-men squad for the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

International

Iraq U-23 *

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Iraq *

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Individual

Iraqi Stars League Player of the Month * April 2023

References

External links

* 2001 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Iraq {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub