Ahmed Basil

Ahmed Basil Fadhil (Arabic: احمد باسل فاضل‎; born 19 August 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta.

Club Career

Al-Karkh

Ahmed started his career at Al-Taji where his team earned promotion to the Iraqi Premier League. He moved to Al-Karkh and also earned promotion there, before spending a season at Al-Oloom wal-Technologia.

Al-Shorta

In September 2014, Basil signed for Iraqi Premier League defending champions Al-Shorta.

International Career

Youth

Ahmed received his first international call-up and made his debut with the Iraq U-23s for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He helped Iraq qualify for the tournament and was named in the final squad.

Senior

Basil was called up to the Iraqi national team for the first time in September 2020.