Ali Shawqi

Ali Shawqi (Arabic: علي شوقي‎ , born 2001 in Basra) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Mina'a in the Iraqi Premier League.[1][2]

Ali Shawqi
Personal information
Full name Ali Shawqi Yaqoub Al-Zawar
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Mina'a
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2018 Al-Mina'a
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Al-Mina'a 4 (1)
2018–2020 Al-Bahri 21 (2)
2020– Al-Mina'a 0 (0)
National team
2019– Iraq U20 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Shawqi was born in Abu Al-Khaseeb, east of Basra. He started his career with Al-Minaa's academy. Once he turned 16 years old, Shawqi moved to Al-Noor SC. Then he returned to Al-Minaa one season later and promoted to the under-20 side.

On 18 June 2018, Shawqi made his debut in the Iraqi Premier League in a 0–0 draw against Al-Najaf after the club's players abstained from playing due to the administrative and financial problems, and the U-20 players climbed to their place to complete the remainder of the league matches.[3][4] Shawqi scored his first senior goal on the 27th of June 2018, the match, Al-Minaa lost 2–1 in favor of Al-Samawa.[5]

On August 12, 2018, Shawqi moved to Al-Bahri and played a full season, during which he scored two goals, the first against Al-Minaa and the second against Al-Diwaniya,[5] before the team Relegated to the Iraq Division One, where the team occupied the penultimate place in the league.[6]

On 18 September 2020 Shawqi moved again to Al-Minaa, with a two-season contract.[7]

International statistics

Iraq national under-20 team goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 November 2019Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb Pakistan2–03–02020 AFC U-19 Championship Qual.
2.3–0
3.28 November 2019 Palestine2–13–1

References
  1. Ali Shawqi at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
  2. Ali Shawqi at Soccerway
  3. "رديف الميناء في مواجهة النجف واستمرار اضراب اللاعبين الاساسيين". almarsa-news.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  4. "الميناء يتعادل مع النجف سلبيا بلاعبين شباب". fanarnews.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  5. Goals scored by: Ali Shawqi at Goalzz.com
  6. "رسمياً.. البحري يلتحق بفريق الحسين الى دوري المظاليم". alsumaria.tv. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  7. رسميا لاعب منتخب الشباب علي شوقي ينضم لنادي الميناء (in Arabic). Al-Minaa SC Website. 18 September 2020.
  8. Ali Shawqi at Globalsportsarchive.com
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