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Younis Mahmoud

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Younis Mahmoud Khalaf (Arabic: يُونُس مَحْمُود خَلَف; born 3 February 1983) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Iraq national team and is currently the second vice-president of the Iraq Football Association. One of the country's greatest ever players, Mahmoud captained the team for ten consecutive years and became an icon of Asian football. He also played for a number of clubs in the Iraqi Premier League, the UAE Arabian Gulf League, the Qatar Stars League and the Saudi Professional League, winning three Golden Boots in Qatar and breaking numerous records. Mahmoud's first official international goal was an equaliser in the 89th minute of the final of the 2002 WAFF Championship, which Iraq then went on to win in extra-time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Younis Mahmoud is the 7,267th most popular soccer player (down from 3,855th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iraqi Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Younis Mahmoud ranks 7,267 out of 21,273. Before him are Lucas Piazon, Hideaki Ikematsu, Mark Hateley, Ruben Buriani, José Mari, and Ronny. After him are John Mensah, Karim Maroc, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Abde Ezzalzouli, Mário Rui, and Luís Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Younis Mahmoud ranks 278. Before him are Future, Kazunari Ninomiya, John Lundvik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Reeva Steenkamp, and Amber Rose. After him are Semih Şentürk, Pavel Eljanov, Ranko Despotović, Masashi Otani, Jean Makoun, and Carrie Underwood.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Younis Mahmoud ranks 346 out of 384. Before him are Muntadhar al-Zaidi (1979), Ahmed Radhi (1964), Abu Azrael (1978), Charles Saatchi (1943), Sadeq Larijani (1961), and Muhsin al-Ramli (1967). After him are Hawar Mulla Mohammed (1981), Samir Shaker (1958), Juba (1978), Nadhim Shaker (1958), Ali Hussein Shihab (1961), and Nadhim Zahawi (1967).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iraq

Among soccer players born in Iraq, Younis Mahmoud ranks 4. Before him are Hussein Saeed (1958), Raad Hammoudi (1953), and Ahmed Radhi (1964). After him are Hawar Mulla Mohammed (1981), Samir Shaker (1958), Nadhim Shaker (1958), Ali Hussein Shihab (1961), Ali Adnan Kadhim (1993), Basil Gorgis (1961), Aymen Hussein (1996), and Nashat Akram (1984).

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