Muntadher Mohammed

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| name = Muntadher Mohammed

| image = Muntadher Mohammed in 21 October 2023.jpg

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| fullname = Muntadher Mohammed Jebur Naslookhi{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329114842/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|06|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Iraq

| height = 1.67 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Nassaji

| clubnumber = 13

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Al-Kahrabaa

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| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Al-Karkh

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| years3 = 2019–2022

| clubs3 = Al-Zawraa

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| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = Al-Taawon

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| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Al-Naft

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| years7 = 2023–2024

| clubs7 = ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Esteghlal

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = → Mes Rafsanjan (loan)

| caps8 = 24

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Nassaji

| caps9 = 8

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Iraq U-14

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2017

| nationalteam2 = Iraq U-17

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam3 = Iraq U-20

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2021–

| nationalteam4 = Iraq U-23

| nationalcaps4 = 32

| nationalgoals4 = 4

| nationalyears5 = 2021–

| nationalteam5 = Iraq

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 1 June 2024

| nationalteam-update = 2 May 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Muntadher Mohammed ({{langx|ar|منتظر محمد}}; born 5 May 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji and the Iraq national team.{{cite news|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/mohammed-muntadher/049aKobo/|title=MuntadherMohammed|date=2017|publisher=Flashscore|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203143845/https://www.flashscore.com/player/mohammed-muntadher/049aKobo/|url-status=live}}

Club career

Mohammed was on the bench for Al-Zawraa's AFC Champions League match on 7 April 2021, against Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi.{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/al-wahda-edge-al-zawraa-to-seal-afc-champions-group-stage-berth|title=AC|date=7 April 2021|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181801/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/al-wahda-edge-al-zawraa-to-seal-afc-champions-group-stage-berth|url-status=live}} On 19 July 2021, Muntadher started the Iraq FA Cup final in the Iraqi Classico against rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, playing the full ninety as his side lost on penalties. Two months later, he came on as Al-Zawraa beat Al-Jawiya to take the 2021 Iraqi Super Cup, his first title at club and senior level.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

Muntadher Mohammad joined the Esteghlal team on August 3, 2023 with a two-year contract.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

International career

Mohammed has represented Iraq at every single age category, winning three titles and captaining his country from U-18 onwards, and has competed at the AFC Asian Championship and FIFA World Cup at youth level.{{cite news|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/player/86125|date=December 2021|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|title=AFCS|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420042517/https://stats.the-afc.com/player/86125|url-status=live}}

=Iraq U-14=

Muntadher received his first international call-up in 2014, when he travelled to Iran with Iraq's U-14s and won the AFC U-14 Championship, topping their group ahead of South Korea and beating North Korea in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-14-championship|title=U14|date=August 2014|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181759/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-14-championship|url-status=live}}

=Iraq U-17=

In 2015, Mohammed was invited to join Iraq's U-16s in their qualifiers for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. He helped Iraq win their group and qualify for the final tournament, where he was called up. He helped Iraq win the tournament, scoring twice and qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-u-16-championship|title=U16|date=September 2016|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181759/https://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-u-16-championship|url-status=live}}

In October 2017, Muntadher was called up to the Iraq U-17 squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in all four of Iraq's matches as they made it to the Round of 16.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017/teams/1889089|title=Iraq|date=October 2017|publisher=FIFA|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203220333/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017/teams/1889089|url-status=live}}

=Iraq U-20=

In August 2019, Muntadher captained his country for the first time, leading Iraq's U-18s to the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship title, his third international trophy.{{cite news|url=http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/573_match.pdf|title=Final|date=30 August 2019|publisher=WAFF|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181800/http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/573_match.pdf|url-status=dead}}

In November 2017, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-19 squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Iraq finished second in their group and qualified.{{cite news|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-u-19-championship-qualification-2018-indonesia/group-stage/12272/|title=U-19Qualifiers|date=November 2017|publisher=GSA|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181801/https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-u-19-championship-qualification-2018-indonesia/group-stage/12272/|url-status=live}}

In the following qualifiers, he captained Iraq's U-19s and scored in their final match as they won their group undefeated and qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.{{cite news|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15715|title=Qualifiers|date=November 2019|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203184804/http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15715|url-status=live}} In January 2021, after several delays, the AFC cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/latest-update-on-afc-competitions-in-2021 Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030210428/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/latest-update-on-afc-competitions-in-2021 |date=30 October 2021 }}, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021

In February 2020, Mohammed captained Iraq's U-20s in the U-20 Arab Cup as they made it to the quarter-finals.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/international/world/arab-u20-championship/2020/s18550/final-stages/|title=U20|date=March 2020|publisher=Soccerway|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181758/https://int.soccerway.com/international/world/arab-u20-championship/2020/s18550/final-stages/|url-status=live}}

=Iraq U-23=

Muntadher was the captain of the Iraq U-23s that won their qualifying group and qualified to the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in October 2021. He scored in Iraq's final qualifier against Bahrain.{{cite news|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20931|title=Qualifiers|date=October 2021|publisher=AFC|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802173019/https://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20931|url-status=live}} In June 2023, Mohammed was called up to the Iraq U-23s for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, which they would win.{{cite news|url=https://ultrairaq.ultrasawt.com/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%85-6-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82/%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA|title=قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي العراقي تضم 6 محترفين|date=5 June 2023|publisher=UltraIraq|language=Arabic|accessdate=2 August 2024}}

=Iraq=

Following his impressive stint captaining the U-23s, Muntadher received his first senior international call-up for Iraq's World Cup qualifiers against Syria and South Korea, remaining an unused sub in both matches.{{cite news|url=https://www.iq-pro.net/llldnxnxndkd/|title=Iraq|date=3 November 2021|publisher=IQPro|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201102200/https://www.iq-pro.net/llldnxnxndkd/|url-status=live}}

He was then included in Iraq's 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad, making his debut off the bench in their opening match against Oman.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center/400175807|title=IRQOMA|date=3 November 2021|publisher=FIFA|language=English|accessdate=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203043817/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center/400175807|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Muntadher's older brother Mustafa Mohammed is also a footballer and was his teammate at Al-Zawraa between 2019 and 2021.{{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%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86|title=حصري: لاعب عراقي يبعث رسالة مهمة لشقيقه لاعب أسود الرافدين|website=www.winwin.com/|access-date=25 December 2021|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802081905/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%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86|url-status=live}}