Ali Yousif Hashim Najatee ( ar, علي يوسف هاشم; born 19 January 1996), known as Ali Yousif, is an Iraqi professional

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who plays as a forward for

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and the Iraqi national team. Coming up through the youth ranks at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Yousif broke into the first team in 2014, aged 18, and spent his early career with the Iraqi giants, spending the

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season out on loan at Naft Al-Wasat and Baghdad FC before returning to his parent club and establishing himself as a key player for them, winning the

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twice with the falcons, in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he signed for defending champions

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

, allowing Yousif to play in the

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for the first time in his career. He won his first trophy with Al-Shorta soon after joining, winning the 2019 Super Cup.

Club career

Al-Shorta

In the summer of 2019, Ali signed for defending Iraqi Premier League champions

, coming in as the replacement for former star and fan favourite

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, who had left to join Qatari side Al-Duhail for a rumoured $1.2 million. In February during Al-Shorta’s Premier League match against

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, Yousif suffered a bad injury which would end his season and keep him out for no less than 6 months.

International career

Iraq

Yousif received his first international call-up as part of Iraq’s

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squad. He made his debut for Iraq in their final group match against

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, coming off the bench.

Honours

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya *

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Al-Shorta * Iraqi Premier League: 2021–22 * Iraqi Super Cup:

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References

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