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Charbel Shamoon
Iraqi footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charbel Awni Shamoon (Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܫܲܪܒܹܝܠ; born 10 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Western United. Born in Syria and raised in Australia, he represents Iraq at international level.[1][2]
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Club career
Shamoon made his A-League debut in February 2024 as a 59th-minute substitute in a 2–0 loss away to Wellington Phoenix.[3] Six days later, he made his starting debut in a 2–0 win against Newcastle.[4]
After making seven appearances in his debut season with Western United, he was rewarded with his first professional contract in September 2024, ahead of the 2024–25 season.[5][6]
International career
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Iraq U20
Eligible to represent Australia and Iraq, Shamoon obtained an Iraqi passport in December 2022.[7][8] He was called up to a training camp of the Iraq U20 national team in Ukraine in 2022.[9] He was then called up to the Iraq squad that travelled to Uzbekistan for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[10] Despite picking up a red card, leading to a three-game suspension, Shamoon helped Iraq reach the final, who were eventually beaten by the hosts, achieving qualification to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[citation needed] Having participated in the training camp in Cádiz, Spain, that preceded the tournament,[citation needed] Shamoon was not selected for the final squad.[citation needed]
Australia U23
Since the U-20 Asian Cup, Shamoon had not been selected by any of Iraq's national teams. This, along with his performances for the first team at Western United, led to Shamoon being selected by the Australia U23 towards the end of 2024.[11]
Iraq
After being called up to the Australian U23 set-up, Iraq senior national team manager Jesús Casas attempted to call up Shamoon for the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup in December 2024, but his club rejected to release him for international duty.[12]
On 13 March 2025, Shamoon was called up for the Iraq national team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Kuwait and Palestine.[13]
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