Ahmed Yasin

Ahmed Yasin — Biography

Ahmed Yasin Ghani Mousa was born in Baghdad on 22 April 1991 and is an Iraqi footballer who plays in central midfield and on the right wing. He holds Iraqi, Swedish and Turkish citizenship. Inspired by his older brothers, he started playing at five in Örebro, Sweden, joined BK Forward in 2007, reached its first team in 2009 and, as captain of the club's futsal side, won the 2010 Mariedal Cup.

In 2010 he signed a four-year deal with Örebro SK and made his Allsvenskan debut against Kalmar FF on 6 May 2011. After the club was relegated he became a regular on the right wing and played a key part in its return to the top flight. In 2015 he moved to AGF in Denmark, returning to AIK mid-season. Later he played in Qatar for Muaither and Al-Khor, in Sweden for Häcken, in Turkey for Denizlispor from January 2021 and in Saudi Arabia for Al-Kholood, where he scored eight goals in 34 games as the club won its first promotion to the Pro League. In July 2024 he returned to Örebro for a third time.

He debuted for the Iraq Olympic side against Qatar in a 2011 friendly and joined the senior national team in 2012. With Iraq he took third place at the 2012 Arab Nations Cup, second at the 2012 WAFF Championship and the 2013 Gulf Cup, and fourth at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where he scored the equaliser against Iran.