Alaa Kadhim

Alaa Kadhim Jabur Al-Kinani (Arabic: عَلَاء كَاظِم جَبْر الْكِنَانِيّ; born 1 July 1970) is an Iraqi football striker who played for both the Iraq^[1] and Talaba SC, where he was also the club president.^[2]

Alaa Kadhim

Personal information
Full name	Alaa Kadhim Jabur
Date of birth	(1970-07-01) 1 July 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Iraq
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	Al Sinaa
1990–1993	Talaba SC
1993–1997	Al-Taawun
1997–2007	Talaba SC
International career
1993–1999	Iraq	20	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaa was one of the best Iraqi strikers during the 90s during Iraq’s 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign. During the games, Alaa scored 7 goals, including the winner in the 2-1 win over Iran.

The forward started his career with Al-Sinaa before moving to Talaba in 1990. After his exploits for the national team during the qualifiers in Doha, he was offered a contract by Qatari club Al-Taawon (now Al-Khor) to play for them.

He made a few appearances for Iraq during the disastrous 1998 World Cup qualifiers losing both games to Kazakhstan, after helping Iraq win the 1997 Nehru Cup in India. Alaa was recalled to the national team by Najih Humoud and captained the team to the 1999 International Friendly Tournament, his last games for Iraq.^[3]

Personal

He is the father of footballer Ameer Kinani.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 May 1993	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Yemen	2–0	1–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.				6–1
3.	28 May 1993	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Pakistan	3–0	8–0
4.				6–0
5.	14 June 1993	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	Jordan	3–0	4–0
6.	15 October 1993	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha	North Korea	1–0	2–3
7.				2–0
8.	22 October 1993		Iran	2–1	2–1
9.	30 March 1997	Kaloor International Stadium, Cochin	China	2–0	2–0	1997 Nehru Cup