Ali Hayder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ridha Hayder Ali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Najaf, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Attacker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Talaba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Macclesfield | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Nantwich Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Talaba | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Iraq U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024 | |||
Ali Ridha Hayder Ali (Arabic: عَلِيّ رِضَا حَيْدَر عَلِيّ; born 1 October 2005) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as an attacker for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national football team. In 2023, he made his debut for the senior Iraq team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Raised in Manchester, he was a member of the academy at Stoke City. Playing for the Stoke under-18 team, he scored in matches against Liverpool U18 and Manchester City U18.[3][4] He also featured for the club in the FA Youth Cup.[5]
Hayder joined Northern Premier League side Macclesfield in August 2024.[6] After two months at the club, he left the side and joined Nantwich Town.[7]
In July 2025, Hayder joined Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba.[8]
Style of play
[edit]He is described as having good dribbling skills with the ability to shoot with both feet.[9]
International career
[edit]Hayder was called up to the Iraq national under-23 football team for the first time in March 2023 for the Doha International Cup.[10] In March 2024, he made his debut for Iraq U23 against Australia U23.[11]
He was called up to the senior Iraq national football team in October 2023, and was an unused substitute against Qatar on 13 October 2023.[12] He made his international debut on 17 October 2023 for Iraq in a friendly match against Jordan.
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2023/24" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Ali Hayder". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Squires, Theo (22 October 2022). "Liverpool secure thrilling Stoke win as young winger grabs brace and assist". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Warhurst hat-trick helps City U18s beat Stoke". One Football. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (3 February 2023). "Stoke City vs West Ham player ratings as Potters beaten in FA Youth Cup". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "ALI HAYDER JOINS THE SILKMEN". Macclesfield FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Dabbers sign Iraq international Ali Hayder". 18 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ @talab.club; (30 July 2025). "علي حيدر يبصم للأنيق ✍️💙" [Ali Haider smiles for the elegant ✍️💙] (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Triệu tập 'máy chạy' từng sút tung lưới U18 Liverpool, U23 Iraq mang tới bài toán khó cho HLV Troussier". Soha.vn. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (21 March 2023). "Stoke City notepad: Trialist revealed as old boys set for promotion clash". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "International Potters Round-Up: Jaden Dixon, Bae Junho and Ali Hayder". BBC Sport. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "QATAR VS. IRAQ 0 - 0". Soccerway. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Iraqi men's footballers
- 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen
- Iraq men's international footballers
- Iraq men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Manchester
- English people of Iraqi descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Macclesfield F.C. players
- Nantwich Town F.C. players
- Al-Talaba SC players
- Northern Premier League players
- Iraqi expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England