Emad Mohammed

Emad Mohammed Ridha (Arabic عماد محمد رضا, DMG ʿ Imad Muhammad Rida ) ( born July 24, 1982 in Karbala ) is an Iraqi football player. The 1.70 meter tall striker plays for the Iraqi national team and currently stands at Al- Zamalek under contract.

Career

Mohammed began his career at the age of ten years at local club FC Karbala, where he played from 1992 to 1998. At the age of 16 years, he then moved to the Iraqi tradition of Al - Zawraa. With Al- Zawraa he was in the years 1999 to 2001 three times. Consecutive Iraqi champions, 1999 and 2000 and Cup Winners

Starting in 2002, then followed by several short stays at various clubs, so Mohammed played in the season 2003/ 03 at al - Gharafa in the Qatar league. After another season for az- Zawraa in Iraq, he returned to al - Gharafa and later moved to league rivals Al- Wakrah SC. In 2005, he then went to Iran, where he played until 2006 at the Foolad Ahvaz, and thereafter for Sepahan Isfahan.

With Sepahan Mohammed was in the years 2006 and 2007 winner of the Hazfi Cup, he also reached the 2007 final of the AFC Champions League and took part in the FIFA Club World Cup 2007. In the Club World Cup get him two hits.

In June 2010, he moved to Al- Zamalek in the Egyptian League, where he was awarded a three -year contract.

National

His career began in the Iraqi National Team at the U- 20 selection, with whom he won the Junior Asian Championship in Iran in 2000. The 2-1 final victory over Japan, he scored both goals and helped Iraq to his fifth title in this age category. On subsequent World Cup Emad Mohammed was also part of the squad, he scored in a 3-0 win over Canada and in the 1:6 defeat to Brazil each hit.

In August 2000 he was appointed to the B- team, which took second place in a friendly tournament in Indonesia. For the Asia Cup in the same year, he was not nominated. His debut in the senior team, he was only on 31 January 2001 in a 0-0 draw against Lebanon.

With the Olympic team of Iraq in 2003 and 2004, he played the qualifiers for the Olympic Games in Athens. In the final of the Iraq reached the fourth place, with Mohammed two goals, including the winning goal against Australia succeeded. He also took part in the Asia Cup 2004.

In April 2007, Mohammed was suspended due to public criticism of the Iraqi Football Association for two years by the Iraqi National Team, but pardoned after a formal apology in June of the same year. From the then national coach Jorvan Vieira however, he was appointed only as a reserve player for the Asia Cup 2007, which won the Iraq later. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, he was, however, returned to the national team. He also participated in South Africa at the Confederations Cup 2009.

In his first 81 internationals Emad Mohammed scored 24 goals (as of March 2010).