He was born in 1981 in #Mosul# to a Kurdish family. He was passionate about football since childhood and played for street teams and later for several Iraqi and Asian clubs. Before playing for the Iraqi Olympic team and later for the Iraqi football team. He is the only Kurdish player to have played for a Cypriot club in the Champions League and scored against the Italian team Inter Milan in the group stage. He also won the Asian Cup with Iraq.[1]