Ali Adnan Kadhim
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| Full name | Ali Adnan Kadhim Al-Tameemi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Udinese Calcio | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Ammo Baba School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Zawraa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Baghdad | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Çaykur Rizespor | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Udinese | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Iraq U20 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Iraq U23 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Iraq | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Ali Adnan (Arabic: علي عدنان; born December 19, 1993 in Baghdad, Iraq), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian club Udinese. Ali Adnan also won the 2013 Asian Young Footballer of the Year, and is often referred to as the "Iraqi Gareth Bale" or the "Iraqi Roberto Carlos". Ali Adnan is not only known for his solid defence, but also for his ability going forward and creating dangerous attacks.
Ali Adnan Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi was born in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in the Aadhimiya vicinity on December 19, 1993. The attack minded left back comes from strong footballing stock with both his father and uncle having played at the top level during the 1970s and 80s. His father Adnan Kadhim played for the Iraqi youth team in 1977, and won the 1977 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran, and was a part of the squad of the first Iraqi youth side to play at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship in Tunis, that same year. However, even though he played for first division clubs Al-Shabab, Al-Tijara and Al-Rasheed, he never made the ascent from club football to senior international football.
His uncle Ali Kadhim is considered one of the best strikers in the history of the national team, and scored 35 goals for the national team, from 1970 to 1980. This was the national record until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982.
Ali Adnan Kadhim regards his father as his idol and teacher in both life and sport. Throughout his career, his father has been by his side and was often seen at the Baghdad FC stadium watching his son from the sidelines. When Ali Adnan came out with his shock retirement from international football in 2016, his father called him on air and spoke to him about reversing his decision and Ali Adnan eventually returned to the national team.
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