SOCCER PLAYER
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
1987 - Today

Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashen Al-Azzawi (Arabic: علاء عبدالزهرة خشَن العزاوي , born 22 December 1987), is an Iraqi football player who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba and for the Iraq national team. He can be deployed as an attacking midfielder or a second striker, and since 2016 plays as a striker. He is the third-most capped player in the history of the Iraqi national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). Alaa Abdul-Zahra is the 15,153rd most popular soccer player (down from 10,219th in 2024), the 371st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iraqi Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alaa Abdul-Zahra ranks 15,153 out of 21,273. Before him are Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Daley Sinkgraven, Ichiei Muroi, Nino, Pejman Montazeri, and Hiroyuki Abe. After him are Stefan Spirovski, Lee Jeong-hyeop, Xavier Chen, Mathías Abero, Alexandru Cicâldău, and Jens Hegeler.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiorgi Gocholeishvili
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,166
Daley Sinkgraven
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,167
Ichiei Muroi
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,168
Nino
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,169
Pejman Montazeri
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,170
Hiroyuki Abe
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,171
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 15,172
Stefan Spirovski
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,173
Lee Jeong-hyeop
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,174
Xavier Chen
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,175
Mathías Abero
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,176
Alexandru Cicâldău
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,177
Jens Hegeler
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 15,178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Alaa Abdul-Zahra ranks 1,039. Before him are Kenny de Schepper, Mahder Assefa, Clément Chantôme, Hélder Barbosa, Emilia Attías, and Leonel Suárez. After him are Tom Austen, Yasin Öztekin, Jan Charouz, Sam Reid, Tyrese Rice, and José Francisco Torres.
Others Born in 1987
Go to all RankingsKenny de Schepper
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 1,033
Mahder Assefa
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 1,034
Clément Chantôme
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 1,035
Hélder Barbosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 1,036
Emilia Attías
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 1,037
Leonel Suárez
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 1,038
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 1,039
Tom Austen
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 1,040
Yasin Öztekin
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 1,041
Jan Charouz
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,042
Sam Reid
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 1,043
Tyrese Rice
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 1,044
José Francisco Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 1,045
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Alaa Abdul-Zahra ranks 371 out of 384. Before him are Bashar Warda (1969), Noor Sabri (1984), Bassim Abbas (1982), Emad Mohammed (1982), Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad (null), and Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (1982). After him are Jalal Hassan (1991), Mohanad Ali (2000), Bassam Al-Rawi (1997), Dhurgham Ismail (1994), Ahmed Yasin Ghani (1991), and Nareen Shammo (null).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsBashar Warda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 365
Noor Sabri
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 366
Bassim Abbas
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 367
Emad Mohammed
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 368
Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 369
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2022
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 370
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 371
Jalal Hassan
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 372
Mohanad Ali
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 373
Bassam Al-Rawi
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 374
Dhurgham Ismail
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 375
Ahmed Yasin Ghani
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 376
Nareen Shammo
JOURNALIST
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 377
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iraq
Among soccer players born in Iraq, Alaa Abdul-Zahra ranks 17. Before him are Aymen Hussein (1996), Nashat Akram (1984), Noor Sabri (1984), Bassim Abbas (1982), Emad Mohammed (1982), and Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (1982). After him are Jalal Hassan (1991), Mohanad Ali (2000), Bassam Al-Rawi (1997), Dhurgham Ismail (1994), Ahmed Yasin Ghani (1991), and Osama Rashid (1992).
Aymen Hussein
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 11
Nashat Akram
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 12
Noor Sabri
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 13
Bassim Abbas
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 14
Emad Mohammed
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 15
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
1982 - 2022
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 16
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 17
Jalal Hassan
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 18
Mohanad Ali
2000 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 19
Bassam Al-Rawi
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 20
Dhurgham Ismail
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 21
Ahmed Yasin Ghani
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 22
Osama Rashid
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 23







































