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Ahmed Maknzi

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Ahmed Maknzi
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Hassan Maknzi Salman Al-Lami Al-Reeshawee
Date of birth (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Karma
Number 3
Youth career
–2019 Al-Zawraa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Al-Zawraa
2023–2024 Erbil 28 (1)
2024–2025 Al-Najaf 35 (3)
2025– Al-Karma 22 (5)
International career
2019 Iraq U-18 7 (0)
2021–2024 Iraq U23 24 (0)
2024– Iraq 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Iraq
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Qatar Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 May 2026

Ahmed Hassan Maknzi (Arabic: أحمد حسن مكنزي; born 24 September 2001) is an Iraqi professional football player who plays as a left-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Karma and the Iraq national team.[1][2][3]

International career

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In June 2023, Maknzi was called up to the Iraq U-23 national team for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, which was being hosted in Iraq and which Iraq would win.[4]

On 19 May 2026, Maknzi was named in Iraq's 34-man preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[5] He was subsequently included in the final 26-man squad on 6 June, replacing the injured Ahmed Yahya.[6]

Honours

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Al-Zawraa

Iraq U-23

References

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  1. ^ Ahmed Maknzi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
  2. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Football player Ahmed Hasan". www.365scores.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي العراقي تضم 6 محترفين" (in Arabic). UltraIraq. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Hassan returns as Arnold names preliminary Iraq squad". FIFA. 20 May 2026. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Makenzie replaces injured Yahya in Iraq's World Cup squad". Reuters. 6 June 2026.