Karrar Jassim

Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi (Arabic: كَرَّار جَاسِم مُحَمَّد الْمَحْمُودِيّ, born 11 June 1987)^[1] known as Karrar Jassim, is an Iraqi former professional footballer, who played for the Iraq national team.

Karrar Jassim

Karrar with Sanat Naft Abadan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Karrar Jassim Mohammed Al-Mahmoudi
Date of birth	(1987-06-11) 11 June 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Najaf, Iraq
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Najaf
2007–2009	Al-Wakrah	27	(9)
2009–2011	Tractor	47	(12)
2011–2012	Esteghlal	8	(0)
2012	→ Shahin Bushehr (loan)	1	(0)
2012–2013	Ajman Club	13	(2)
2013	→ Najaf (loan)	22	(5)
2013–2014	Al-Talaba	14	(6)
2014–2015	Esteghlal	29	(3)
2015–2016	Naft Al-Wasat	6	(2)
2016−2017	Tractor	23	(1)
2017–2019	Sanat Naft Abadan	34	(8)
2019–2020	Al-Shorta	27	(2)
2020–2021	Naft Al-Wasat
2021–2022	Naft Masjed Soleyman	8	(1)
2022–2025	Naft Al-Wasat
International career
2006–2007	Iraq U23	28	(6)
2007–2015	Iraq	64	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Impressive displays for Najaf in the 2007 AFC Champions League, where he scored two goals in six matches, earned Karrar Jassim Mohammed a move to Qatar where he signed for Al Wakra at the start of June 2007. In 2009 Karrar signed for Iranian side Tractor S.C. for one season. During a Tractor match, Karrar was banned for 9 games following an incident in which he slapped the match assistant referee. The ban was later reduced to 5 and eventually to 3 games. He was released in May 2011 by Tractor for his disrespectful behavior toward referees.^[2] On 4 June 2011, Karrar joined the Tehran-based football team Esteghlal on a two-years contract. The 24-year-old striker has joined Esteghlal but he was fired in January 2012 during mid-season after a dispute with midfielder, and team vice-captain Mojtaba Jabbari.^[3] He then loaned to Shahin Bushehr and then moved to Ajman and a loan to Najaf.

On 4 July 2014, Karrar returned to Esteghlal with signing a two-year contract. Jassim left the club by mutual consent on 29 November 2015 after prolonged financial problems with the Iranian club.^[4]

International career

Karrar scored three goals for the Iraq Olympic team in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games, including winning goals against Thailand and DPR Korea. Karrar Jassim also scored a goal against Australia for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup and also scored the winner against North Korea in the Asian Cup 2011 which sent Iraq through to the last eight.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Al-Wakrah	Qatar Stars League	10	1	0	0	–	–	10	1
2008–09			17	8	1	0	–	–	18	8
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2009–10	Tractor	Iran Pro League	20	4	0	0	–	–	20	4
2010–11			27	8	1	1	–	–	28	9
2011–12	Esteghlal		8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	Shahin		1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
United Arab Emirates			League		Emirates Cup		Asia		Total
2012–13	Ajman	UAE Pro League	13	2	3	1	–	–	16	3
Iraq			League		Iraq FA Cup		Asia		Total
2012–13	Najaf	Iraqi Premier League	22	5	0	0	–	–	22	5
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2014–15	Esteghlal	Iran Pro League	24	3	2	3	–	–	26	6
2015–16			3	0	0	0	–	–	3	0
2016–17	Tractor		23	1	–	–	–	–	23	1
2017–18	Sanat Naft		18	7	2	0	–	–	20	7
Total	Qatar		27	9	1	0	0	0	28	9
	Iran		120	23	6	4	0	0	126	27
	United Arab Emirates		13	2	3	1	0	0	16	3
	Iraq		22	5	0	0	0	0	22	5
Career total			137	31	10	5	0	0	147	36

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
09–10	Tractor	1
10–11	Tractor	8
11–12	Esteghlal	1
14–15	Esteghlal	10

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 July 2007	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok	Australia	3–1	Win	2007 AFC Asian Cup
2.	13 July 2009	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad	Palestine	4–0	Win	Friendly
3.	19 January 2011	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan	North Korea	1–0	Win	2011 AFC Asian Cup
4.	29 February 2012	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Singapore	7–1	Win	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	28 May 2012	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan	Botswana	1–1	Draw	Friendly
6.	19 November 2013	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta	Indonesia	2–0	Win	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Shahin Bushehr

• Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Al-Shorta

• Iraqi Premier League: 2018–19
• Iraqi Super Cup: 2019

Iraq

• Asian Games silver medal: 2006
• AFC Asian Cup: 2007
• Arab Nations Cup bronze medal: 2012