Nur Al-Jawahiri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | BVV Barendrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 17 | (0) |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Iraq | 2 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2025 | |||
Nur Salam Jawad Al-Jawahiri (Arabic: نُور سَلَام جَوَاد ٱلْجَوَاهِرِي; Born 23 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vrouwen Eerste divisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in the Netherlands, she represents the Iraq national football team.
Club career
Born in Zoetermeer and raised in Pijnacker, Al-Jawahiri began playing football at the age of six with local club DSVP. After an unbeaten season with the youth team, she was scouted by Excelsior Rotterdam at age 15.[1] Then, at 16, she made her Eredivisie debut on 16 February 2020 in an away match against SC Heerenveen.[2] She spent three years with Excelsior, mostly featuring for the reserves, before moving to Sparta Rotterdam in search of more regular playing time.[3]
International career
Al-Jawahiri was born in the Netherlands to Iraqi parents, making her eligible to represent either the Netherlands or Iraq at international level.
In February 2024, Al-Jawahiri got her first call-up to the Iraqi senior team for a preparatory training camp in Paris for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[4] However, an injury during the camp forced her to be withdrawn and miss the tournament. She earned a second call-up in June 2025 for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. On 23 June 2025, she made her international debut against Timor-Leste. Three days later, on 26 June, Al-Jawahiri scored Iraq's first-ever competitive goal on the international stage against Mongolia and became the first Iraqi woman to score a hat-trick, leading the team to its historic first official win.[5][6]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Jawahiri goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 June 2025 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand | Mongolia | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–2 | |||||
| 3 | 5–2 |
References
- ^ "Nur (20) combineert topsport met studie Geneeskunde". delftopzondag.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "In gesprek met Nur Al Jawahiri van Excelsior Vrouwen 1". voetbaljournaal.com (in Dutch). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Nur Al Jawahiri over de combinatie topsport en studie geneeskunde". excelsiorrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Nur Al-Jawahiri joins Iraq's training camp in Paris". kooora.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Al-Hadithi, Ayoub (26 June 2025). "Nur Al-Jawahiri: From Studying Medicine to Glory with Iraq's Women's National Team". alaraby.co.uk. Istanbul: Am Araby. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "She led Iraq's women's national team to its first-ever victory… Nur Al-Jawahiri tops the trend charts". alsumaria.tv. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
External links
- Nur Al-Jawahiri at Global Sports Archive
- Nur Al-Jawahiri at Soccerway
- Nur Al-Jawahiri at WorldFootball.net