Mohammad Baghdadi (born 30 October 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

VfV 06 Hildesheim VfV 06 Hildesheim is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the town of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Nord in 2015. History Predecessor clubs VfV 06 H ...

. Born in Germany, Baghdadi holds both German and Lebanese citizenship due to his origins, making him eligible to play for both national teams.

Club career

Eintracht Braunschweig

Baghdadi joined the youth academy of

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

in 2012 from SC Langenhagen. In 2014, he was promoted to the club's senior team. On the final matchday of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season, he made his professional debut for Eintracht, coming on in the 73rd minute in a match against 1. FC Union Berlin.

Bristol Rovers

On 1 July 2017, Baghdadi joined

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side

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

. On 5 January 2018, Baghdadi joined

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side Poole Town on an initial one-month loan after spending time on loan at

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side

Dorchester Town Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They currently play in the . The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...

. His loan was then extended for a further month. After making seven league appearances, he then joined fellow

side

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on loan for a month. Baghdadi was recalled by Bristol Rovers on 10 April and made his senior debut for the club on 14 April in a 1-1 draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for Byron Moore in the 77th minute. On 16 November 2018, he joined

side

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on a one-month loan deal. On 25 January 2019, Baghdadi's contract with Bristol was terminated by mutual consent.

Eintracht Norderstedt

On 28 January 2019, Baghdadi joined

FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 is a German football club based in Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, currently playing in the Regionalliga Nord (IV). History The team was founded in 1945 as ''SV Eintracht Garstedt'', which joined ''1. SC Norderst ...

on a contract until June 2020.

VfV 06 Hildesheim

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Baghdadi left Eintracht Norderstedt to join

.Team 19/20: Mohammad Baghdadi stürmt für VfV 06 !
vfv06.de, 28 May 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baghdadi, Mohammad 1996 births Living people Footballers from Hanover German people of Lebanese descent German footballers Lebanese footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 players VfV 06 Hildesheim players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England