1. Dhurgham Ismail Dawoud Al-Quraishi, better known as Dhurgham Ismail, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Khaldiya and for the Iraqi national team.
20 Facts About Dhurgham Ismail
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Dhurgham Ismail was born on May 23,1994, in the city of Amarah in Maysan province, in south-eastern Iraq.
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In November 2010, Dhurgham Ismail signed a five-year contract for Al Shorta at the age of 16.
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Dhurgham Ismail was a footballer from the province and for decades the Iraqi youth sides had been dominated by Baghdad-based players, both because of the prejudice against the provincial talent and the close proximity from the youth sides training facilities in the Iraqi capital and with only a few coaches scouting around the country for new talent.
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Al Shorta's defense, that includes Dhurgham Ismail, have conceded 23 goals in that season.
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Dhurgham Ismail was handed the number 3 shirt for the season.
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Dhurgham Ismail was nominated by the head coach of Al-Zawra'a, Radhi Shenaishil, and the head coach of Al Shorta, Mohammed Tabra, as left back of the Al-Batal Magazine Team of the Season.
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On 22 November 2012, Dhurgham Ismail wore the captain's armband for Al Shorta for the first time against Masafi Al-Wasat, after Amjad Kalaf was substituted off in the second half.
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Dhurgham Ismail scored Al Shorta's only goal against Sulaymaniya FC in Round 9, a curling shot from the outside of his boot, and scored against Al-Mina'a SC from a free-kick, Zakho FC, Masafi Al-Wasat, and scored the last goal for Al Shorta in the season, against Talaba SC, on 4 September 2013 which secured the league title for the club, resulting in five goals for Ismail in this season, which was the most he had in one season.
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The 2014 AFC Champions League qualifiers was the first international club competition that Dhurgham Ismail participated in; he played the last 23 minutes of the qualifying match which Al Shorta lost by one goal to Kuwait SC.
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Dhurgham Ismail started in all of the six games that Al Shorta played in the 2014 AFC Cup.
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Dhurgham Ismail's goals were scored against Najaf FC, Al-Hedood, Baghdad FC, Al-Mina'a SC, Al-Naft and Al-Zawra'a SC.
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On 15 August 2015, Dhurgham Ismail transferred from Al Shorta to Caykur Rizespor, signing a five-year contract to play in the Turkish Super Lig, dubbed Rizespor's new Ali Adnan, who had left earlier in the window to Serie A club Udinese, even taking the number 53 shirt previously worn by his international teammate.
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In 2018 Al-Shorta announced that Dhurgham Ismail had returned to his former club and would continue recovering from his injury with the club.
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Dhurgham Ismail lifted the title with his teammates at the end of the season as Al-Shorta qualified for the 2019 Iraqi Super Cup, which they would win, and the 2020 AFC Champions League.
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Dhurgham Ismail was included in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad, playing as a left back.
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On 12 January 2013, Dhurgham Ismail made his senior International debut with the number 20, against Yemen, in the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup group stage, where he scored a debut goal from a free kick.
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On 29 December 2014, Dhurgham Ismail was included in Iraq's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, playing as a left back.
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Dhurgham Ismail started in all of the six matches they played.
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Dhurgham Ismail scored his third goal for the national team on his fourth appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, against Chinese Taipei, at the 18th minute, by a cross from Younis Mahmoud.