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Iraqi footballer (born 2006)

Karrar Jaafar
Personal information
Full name Karrar Jaafar Gatea
Date of birth (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team Al-Minaa
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2022 Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Al-Minaa 55 (13)
International career
2022–2023 Iraq U17 8 (1)
2023– Iraq U20 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Karrar Jaafar (born 29 July 2006) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Iraq Stars League side Al-Minaa.

Club career

Jaafar started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and won with Al-Minaa U19 team, the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022.

In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team, and they won the Iraqi Premier Division League and gained promotion to the Iraq Stars League. He scored five goals, scoring against Al-Jolan, Al-Hussein, Afak, Al-Samawa and Al-Shirqat.

In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, He was Al-Minaa's top scorer that season, scoring 8 goals, scoring against Al-Najaf, Al-Hudood, Al-Zawraa, Karbala, Zakho, Erbil, Naft Maysan, and Dohuk. His rocket goal against Al-Najaf goalkeeper Sarhang Muhsin was considered a strange phenomenon in the league, as it was the goal of the youngest player in the league (16 years old) against the oldest goalkeeper in the league (37 years old). In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.

International career

Jaafar was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-17 coach Ahmed Kadhim selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-17. In his first match, he scored the best goal in the tournament against Morocco. He was also part of the squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

He was also selected by the coach Emad Mohammed to be part of the 26-man Iraq U20 squad to play in the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship. He was also named in the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Thailand and played the first match against Brunei and scored two goals, provided two assists and caused a penalty in this match. He also scored the winner against Thailand in the final round match, helping his team qualify for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China.

Honours

Al-Minaa

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External links

Al-Minaa SC – current squad
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