Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur is a Nigerian-born

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player. He currently plays in the

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for Al-Arabi SC on loan from

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. Bakur was born in

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and later obtained Qatari citizenship. He is the older brother of footballer Imran Ilyas Bakur. His talents were discovered by El Jaish coach Mohammed Al Ammari and in 2008, he moved to Qatar at the age of 19. On September 18, 2011, Bakur made his professional debut for El Jaish as starter in a league match against Al-Khor.El Jaish vs. Al Khor - 18 September 2011
SoccerWay, Retrieved January 13, 2012.

International goals

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Honours

Qatari 2nd Division The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Conteste ...

:Top scorer (1):

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References

External links

El Jaish Profile

QSL.com.qa Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakur, Abdulgadir Ilyas Living people 1990 births Qatari footballers Qatar international footballers El Jaish SC players Umm Salal SC players Al-Sailiya SC players Al-Markhiya SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Naturalised citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Saudi Arabian descent Saudi Arabian emigrants to Qatar Association football forwards