Abbas Mohamad

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abbas Mohamad

| fullname = Abbas Yassin Mohamad

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|7|17}}

| birth_place = Borås, Sweden

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Newroz SC

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Borås Kings

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Elfsborg

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Kronängs

| years1 = 2015–2022

| clubs1 = Norrby

| caps1 = 77

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = →Dalstorps (loan)

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = →Vårgårda (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = Dalkurd

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = GAIS Göteborg

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = Nakhon Ratchasima

| caps6 = 30

| goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Iraq

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 28/12/24 @ 19:18(AEST)

| ntupdate = 05:05, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

| years7 = 2024-

| clubs7 = Newroz SC

| caps7 = 7

| goals7 = 1

}}

Abbas Yassin Mohamad ({{langx|ar| عباس ياسين محمد}}; born 17 July 2002) is a footballer who last played for Nakhon Ratchasima as a defender. Born in Sweden, he is an international for the Iraq national team.

Career

Mohamad is a youth product of Borås Kings, Elfsborg and Kronängs. He began his senior career in the Superettan with Norrby in 2015. On 9 March 2016, he extended his contract with Norrby for 2 more years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.norrbyif.se/nyheter/?ID=61276&NID=167053|title=Norrby Idrottsförening - A-laget|website=www.norrbyif.se}} On 9 August 2017, he joined Dalstorps on loan for the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.norrbyif.se/nyheter/?id=61276&nid=340384|title=Norrby Idrottsförening - A-laget|website=www.norrbyif.se}} In 2018, he again extended his contract for 3 more years and went on loan with Vårgårda.{{Cite web|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-norrby-forlanger-med-mohamad--flyttar-upp-sijan/87819|title=Officiellt: Norrby förlänger med Mohamad - flyttar upp Sijan|website=fotbolltransfers.com}} He transferred to Dalkurd on 1 August 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-dalkurd-ff-varvar-mohamad--olberkis-och-katsantonis-lamnar/156712|title=Officiellt: Dalkurd FF värvar Mohamad - Olberkis och Katsantonis lämnar|website=fotbolltransfers.com}}

On 12 December 2022, he joined GAIS on a two-year contract. Later that month, Mohamad made social media posts supporting controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, after Tate's arrest for human trafficking. On New Years Eve, GAIS released a statement saying that the club did not share his viewpoints and would be discussing his social media usage. Mohamad continued to make social media posts supporting Tate and on 7 January 2023, GAIS released a statement saying that he was no longer part of the club.{{Cite news |last=Trollér |first=Philip |date=10 January 2023 |title=Gais självkritik – efter uppbrottet med Abbas Mohamad |language=Swedish |work=Göteborgs-Posten |url=https://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/gais-sj%C3%A4lvkritik-efter-uppbrottet-med-abbas-mohamad-1.89586629 |access-date=10 January 2023}}{{Cite web |date=7 January 2023 |title=Abbas Mohamad lämnar GAIS |url=https://www.gais.se/nyheter/abbas-mohamad-lamnar-gais |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=GAIS |language=Swedish}}

On 14 July 2023, he joined Nakhon Ratchasima for 1 season.

International career

Born in Sweden, Mohamad is of Iraqi descent. He was called up to the senior Iraq national team for the 2022 Jordan International Tournament. On 23 September 2022, Alai made his first team debut for Iraq in a penalty shootout loss against Oman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/fifa-friendlies-iraq-oman/lineups/2824629|title=Iraq vs Oman (1-1) Sep 23, 2022 Lineups and Squads|website=FootballCritic}} He debuted in the tournament in a 1–0 win over Syria on 26 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.winwin.com/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%B2%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9|title=العراق يهزم سوريا ويحسم المركز الثالث ببطولة الأردن الرباعية|website=winwin.com}}