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Nashat Akram
Akram with Al-Gharafa in 2008
Personal information
Full name
Nashat Akram Abid Ali
Date of birth
(1984-09-12) 12 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth
Al Hillah, Babylon, Iraq
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1997
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1997–1998
Al-Zawraa
1998–1999
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1999–2000
Salahaddin
(0)
2000–2003
Al-Shorta
(7)
2001
→ Al-Zawraa (loan)
0
(0)
2003–2004
Al-Nassr
(1)
2004–2007
Al-Shabab
(8)
2007–2008
Al-Ain
(3)
2008–2009
Al-Gharafa
23
(7)
2009–2010
Twente
10
(0)
2010–2011
Al-Wakrah
11
(5)
2011–2012
Lekhwiya
8
(1)
2012
Al-Wakrah
11
(2)
2012–2013
Al-Nasr
11
(3)
2013–2014
Al-Shorta
21
(7)
2014
Dalian Aerbin
3
(0)
2014
Al-Shorta
2
(0)
2015
Erbil
0
(0)
Total
–
(44)
International career
2000
Iraq U17
3
(1)
2000–2001
Iraq U20
11
(0)
2001–2013
Iraq
113
(17)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Iraq
AFC Asian Cup
Winner
2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/ Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2015
Nashat Akram Abid Ali Al-Eissa (Arabic: نشأت أكرم عبد علي العيسى; born 12 September 1984) is an Iraqi former professional footballer. Popularly dubbed "The Maestro", he usually played as a playmaker or as an attacking midfielder and was known for his exceptional vision and excellent passing ability, as well as his ability to score goals from long range.
Akram was Iraq's most promising young prospect in the early 2000s, and became an integral part of the Iraq national team as he helped them win the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, winning the man of the match award in the final and being voted for the Team of the Tournament as well as finishing in third place in the AFC Footballer of the Year award in 2007. At Iraqi club level, he won the Iraqi Premier League title and three Umm al-Ma'arik Championship titles with Al-Shorta.
He also won league titles with Saudi club Al-Shabab, Qatari club Al-Gharafa and Dutch club FC Twente. Akram almost signed for Premier League club Manchester City in 2008,[1] but work permit issues meant that he was not allowed to join, while he was also linked with clubs such as Sunderland and Málaga in his career.[2]
^FIFA.com – Akram impresses Eriksson at City
^"Akram claims Black Cats talks". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
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