Alai Ghasem

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| name = Alai Ghasem

| full_name = Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ) |publisher=FIFA |page=12 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|02|16}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Right-back{{WorldFootball.net|alai-ghasem}}

| currentclub = Örebro SK

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019

| youthclubs1 = BK Häcken

| youthyears2 = 2020–2022

| youthclubs2 = IFK Göteborg

| years1 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023

| clubs2 = → Utsiktens BK (loan)

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024

| clubs3 = → AFC Eskilstuna (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = Newroz

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Örebro SK

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam1 = Iraq U20

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = Iraq

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 8 May 2025

| ntupdate = 21:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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Alai Fadel Ali Hussain Ghasem ({{langx|ar| الاي فاضل علي حسين قاسم}}; born 16 February 2003) is a footballer who plays as a right-back for Örebro SK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Iraq national team.

Club career

On 27 Match 2024, Ghasem was loaned out to AFC Eskilstuna.{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Gabriel |date=27 March 2024 |title=Alai lånas ut |url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2024/alai-lanas-ut-2/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag |language=sv-SE}}

International career

Ghasem was born in Sweden to an Iraqi father and Algerian mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2022-07-23/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%BA%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|title=لاعب عراقي ينفي رغبته بتمثيل منتخب الجزائر|website=صحيفة الخليج}} He represented the Iraq under-19s in November 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://baghdadtoday.news/news/171501/b|title=وصول محترفي منتخب الشباب الآي علي فاضل وبلند عمر علي إلى البصرة|website=baghdadtoday.news}}

On 23 September 2022, Alai made his first team debut for Iraq in a penalty shootout loss against Oman in the 2022 Jordan International Tournament.{{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 has been called up to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.