Farhan Shakor Tawfeeq ( ar, فَرحَان شَكُور تَوْفِيْق; born 15 October 1995 in

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) is an Iraqi

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Iraqi Premier League.

Player info

Farhan Shakor scored three goals in the knock out stages of the

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competition to help his side. His style is to trap back and initiate attacks and always seem to be at the right place at the right time. His brace against

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will be one to be remembered as he cunningly got those goals against the Asian champions. He was one of the best players in the tournament. After the

, Jordanian club Al-Faisaly team expressed their wish in Shakor's joining the team.

International debut

On September 4, 2014 Shakor made his International debut against

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International goals

Iraq national under-20 team goals

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Honours

Iraq U20 *

2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.

: runner-up *

: 4th place

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakor, Farhan 1995 births Living people People from Kirkuk Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Association football forwards Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Iraq Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games