Amjad Attwan

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Amjad Attwan
Attwan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Amjad Attwan Kadhim Al-Magsoosi[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997[1]
Place of birth Kut, Iraq
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Zakho
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Al-Kut
2014 Karbalaa (1)
2014–2015 Naft Al-Wasat (1)
2015–2016 Al-Shorta (2)
2016–2017 Naft Al-Wasat (1)
2017–2018 Al-Najaf
2018–2020 Al-Shorta 36 (2)
2020 Al-Kuwait
2020–2021 Al-Shorta 33 (12)
2021–2023 Al-Shamal 43 (7)
2023– Zakho SC 41 (27)
International career‡
2013 Iraq U17 2 (0)
2013-2014 Iraq U20 2 (1)
2015–2018 Iraq U23 5 (2)
2016– Iraq 85 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 December 2025

Amjad Attwan Kadhim Al-Magsoosi (born 12 March 1997)[2] is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Zakho in the Iraq Stars League and the Iraq national team. He can be deployed as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder or attacking midfielder.[3]

International debut

On 18 March 2016, Attwan made his first international cap for Iraq against Syria in a friendly match.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

ListDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2019Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.12 January 2023Basra International Stadium, Basra Yemen2–05–025th Arabian Gulf Cup
3.19 January 2023 Oman2–13–2
(a.e.t.)
4.10 September 2023700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai Thailand2–2
(5–4 p)		2023 King's Cup
5.6 December 2025Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar Sudan2–02–02025 FIFA Arab Cup

Style of play and Fans

Attwan is a career dedicated player. He is known for breaking down opposition plays due to his positional sense, defensive attributes, tactical awareness and ability to read the game with high technique. Attwan is renown among the Iraqi people and fans of Al-Shamal.

Zakho SC

Amjad Attwan joined Zakho SC during the winter transfer period of 2024 and quickly established himself as the team's captain. He is regarded as one of the most important players in the squad. A midfielder with a goal-scoring ability—netting 20 goals over the past two seasons.

Honours

Naft Al-Wasat

Al-Shorta

Al-Kuwait

Iraq

References

  1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "AMJED ATTWAN". FIFA Tournaments. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
  3. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". Kooora.