Najm Shwan

Najm Shwan (born 9 July 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Minaa in Iraq Stars League and the Iraq national team.^[1]

Najm Shwan

Personal information
Full name	Najm Shwan Ali Al Quraishi
Date of birth	(1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Iraq
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Al-Zawraa	26	(1)
2017–2018	Al-Dhafra	6	(0)
2017–2018	→ Rudar Velenje (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2023	Al-Zawraa
2023–2024	Al-Kahrabaa	4	(2)
2024–2025	Duhok
2025–	Al-Minaa	1	(0)
International career‡
2019–2020	Iraq U23	3	(0)
2019–	Iraq	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2018

International career

On 11 August 2019,^[2] Shwan made his first international cap with Iraq against Yemen in the 2019 WAFF Championship.^[3]

Honours

Al-Zawraa

• Iraqi Premier League: 2015–16
• Iraq FA Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19

Duhok

• Iraq FA Cup: 2024–25
• AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League: 2024–25