 Mahmoud withIraq in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Younis Mahmoud Khalaf | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Dibis,Kirkuk,Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Kahrabaa Al-Dibis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Kirkuk | (24) | |
| 2001–2003 | Al-Talaba | (26) | |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wahda | (0) | |
| 2004–2006 | Al-Khor | 49 | (39) |
| 2006–2011 | Al-Gharafa | 95 | (72) |
| 2008 | →Al-Arabi (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Wakrah | 33 | (16) |
| 2013 | Al-Sadd | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | Al-Ahli | 6 | (3) |
| 2015 | Erbil | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Talaba | 19 | (3) |
| Total | – | (187) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Iraq U19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Iraq U23 | 33 | (21) |
| 2014 | Iraq Asian Games (OA) | 6 | (4) |
| 2002–2016 | Iraq | 148 | (57) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf (Arabic:يُونُس مَحْمُود خَلَف; born 3 February 1983)[1][2][3] is an Iraqi former professionalfootballer who played as aforward for theIraq national team and is currently the second vice-president of theIraq Football Association. One of the country's greatest ever players, Mahmoud captained the team for ten consecutive years and became an icon of Asian football.[4][5] He also played for a number of clubs in theIraqi Premier League, theUAE Arabian Gulf League, theQatar Stars League and theSaudi Professional League, winning three Golden Boots in Qatar and breaking numerous records.
Mahmoud's first official international goal was an equaliser in the 89th minute of the final of the2002 WAFF Championship, which Iraq then went on to win in extra-time. Three years later, Mahmoud scored in the final of the2005 West Asian Games to lead his team to another title, before becoming the national team captain a year later. In 2007, Mahmoud achieved the best honour of his career, leading his country to win the2007 AFC Asian Cup, their first such success, scoring the winning goal in thefinal and also winning the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the tournament. In the2007 Ballon d'Or, Mahmoud finished in 29th place, becoming the only Iraqi player ever to be nominated for theBallon d'Or.
Mahmoud played in all three of Iraq's2009 FIFA Confederations Cup matches and scored in the final of theArabian Gulf Cup in2013, before retiring in 2016 as the most-capped player in Iraq's history and their third-highest goalscorer ever.[6] He is also the only player in history to score in four different (and consecutive)AFC Asian Cup tournaments, with one goal in2004, four in2007, one in2011 and two in2015.
Mahmoud started out as a basketball player, playing as a shooting guard for the Kahrabaa Al-Dibis basketball team. The team's football coach, Muwafaq Nouraddin, persuaded him to switch to football as there was more money involved in football in Iraq, so Mahmoud joined Shaabiya Al-Dibis and then began playing for Kahrabaa Al-Dibis football team in the fourth division of Iraqi football. He became a regular player for the side.[7]
In 1999, Mahmoud moved toKirkuk's biggest team,Kirkuk FC, and scored his first league goal for Kirkuk in Round 8 of the1999–2000 Iraqi Premier League (then known as the Iraqi First Division League) in a 3–0 win overAl-Kadhimiya. He scored a penalty kick in Round 12 in a 6–1 loss againstAl-Diwaniya and scored two goals in Round 13 in a 2–2 draw withAl-Ramadi. His fifth goal came in a 1–1 draw withAl-Naft in Round 35 (although the result was changed to a 3–0 defeat due to the fielding of an ineligible player), and he scored again in Round 39 in a 1–0 win overAl-Karkh.[8] Kirkuk failed to qualify for the2000–01 Iraqi Premier League (then known as the Iraqi Elite League) and therefore played in the second-tier, but they managed to get promoted back to the top division at the first time of asking by winning the league, with Mahmoud being the second-highest scorer of the second-tier with 19 goals.[9][10] At Kirkuk, he was discovered by scouts ofBaghdad-based teamsAl-Shorta andAl-Talaba, two of Iraq's biggest clubs, and he went on trial with Al-Shorta only to be turned down by their managerAhmed Radhi.[7] After this, Mahmoud transferred to Al-Talaba.
Mahmoud's first match for Al-Talaba was the opening game of the2001–02 Iraqi Elite League against his former club, Kirkuk. Al-Talaba won the match 8–0 and Mahmoud scored a hat-trick.[11] Mahmoud won his first trophy with the club when Al-Talaba defeatedAl-Zawraa 2–1 in the 2001 Baghdad Day Cup; Mahmoud scored Al-Talaba's second goal in the game. Al-Talaba's penultimate league game of the season was a 2–0 win overAl-Karkh, with Mahmoud scoring both of Al-Talaba's goals. This match secured Al-Talaba their fifth league title, as they won the league with 91 points; Mahmoud scored 13 goals in the league that season. Al-Talaba also won theIraq FA Cup that season to secure the double. Mahmoud scored 6 goals in that competition and assisted the winning goal in the final. That season, Al-Talaba also reached the final of the11th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship, but they lost the final 1–0 to Al-Shorta; Mahmoud scored 4 goals in that competition.
Mahmoud's Al-Talaba started the 2002–03 campaign by winning the2002 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (now known as Iraqi Super Cup) 2–1 againstAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The Iraqi Elite League was renamed 'Iraqi First Division League' for the2002–03 season and Mahmoud scored 13 goals in the league that season before it was cancelled due to war. Al-Talaba won the Iraq FA Cup again and also lost the12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship final to Al-Shorta again. They also played in the2002–03 AFC Champions League but were knocked out at the group stage; Mahmoud scored 2 goals in that tournament, both againstTurkmen clubNisa Aşgabat.
While an Al-Talaba player, Mahmoud also represented the Iraq Police team in the 2002 Arab Police Championship, a competition for Police teams in theArab world, along with the rest of theIraq youth team players. Iraq Police won all 4 matches they played and they conceded only 1 goal in the tournament. They won the competition finishing 7 points ahead of the 2nd-placed team.[12] It was the 5th time that Iraq won the Arab Police Championship in its history.
After the start of theIraq War in 2003, football in Iraq was put on hold, so Mahmoud moved toAbu Dhabi clubAl-Wahda in October.[13] He scored in the2004 AFC Champions League in a 3–0 win against Iraqi clubAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[14] A few months into his spell, he got into a verbal argument with the club's manager,Rinus Israël, who subsequently refused to play him in any matches from there on.
After the2004 AFC Asian Cup, Mahmoud joinedQatar Stars League clubAl-Khor with his compatriotsHaidar Jabar andQusay Munir. In the2004–05 Qatar Stars League, Al-Khor finished in 3rd place and Mahmoud scored 19 goals, the 3rd-highest amount in the league. He broke three records in one game in an 8–0 victory overAl-Shamal. Having scored 6 goals in the match, he became the only player to have scored two hat-tricks in a single league match. He also scored the fastest goal in a league match, taking 30 seconds to score after the game had started. Furthermore, he was the only player that season to score three goals in each half against two different goalkeepers. He assisted in the two other goals in the match.[15] Al-Khor were knocked out of the 2005Emir of Qatar Cup at the quarter-final stage, losing on penalties toAl-Sadd after a 2–2 draw in which Mahmoud scored. Al-Khor won theQatar Crown Prince Cup though with Mahmoud scoring 4 goals in that competition including 2 goals in the final which Al-Khor won 2–1.
Al-Khor finished in a disappointing 7th position in the2005–06 Qatar Stars League, but Mahmoud scored an impressive 20 league goals, the 2nd-highest amount in the league. They were again knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the Emir of Qatar Cup and Mahmoud scored 2 goals in that competition.
Mahmoud transferred toAl-Gharafa in 2006 and he would stay there for the next 5 years. Al-Gharafa finished as runners-up of the2006–07 Qatar Stars League, and Mahmoud's 19 goals saw him take the Golden Boot award for the first time in his career. Al-Gharafa were runners-up of the Qatar Crown Prince Cup and Mahmoud scored 1 goal, in the semi-final. They were knocked out of the Emir of Qatar Cup in the semi-final, and Mahmoud scored 1 goal, in the quarter-final.
Mahmoud started the season by winning the 2007Sheikh Jassim Cup and scoring 2 goals in the final, both in extra-time. Mahmoud won his firstQatar Stars League title in2007–08 and scored 16 league goals, the 4th-highest amount in the league. Al-Gharafa lost the final of the Qatar Crown Prince Cup, with Mahmoud scoring 2 times in the semi-final. They also lost the final of the Emir of Qatar Cup, and Mahmoud scored 3 goals in that competition including 1 in the final. Al-Gharafa were knocked out of the group stage of the2008 AFC Champions League and Mahmoud scored 1 goal in that competition.
Mahmoud joinedAl-Arabi at the start of the 2008–09 season on loan and with them won theSheikh Jassim Cup. He scored 2 league goals for Al-Arabi in the2008–09 Qatar Stars League.
Mahmoud returned to Al-Gharafa midway through the season and scored 1 goal for them in the 2008–09 Qatar Stars League, when they again won the league championship. He played in the Qatar Crown Prince Cup but they lost the semi-final toQatar SC. However, they won the2009 Emir of Qatar Cup, Mahmoud scoring 3 goals.
With Al-Gharafa, Mahmoud won a third consecutiveleague title. He scored 21 goals which earned him the Golden Boot award again. He scored 4 goals in the2009 Sheikh Jassim Cup, where Al-Gharafa were knocked out in the semi-finals, and 3 goals in the2009 Qatari Stars Cup (including 2 in the final) which Al-Gharafa won. In the2010 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Final, Mahmoud scored 2 goals to lead Al-Gharafa to yet another cup win. Al-Gharafa were knocked out of the2010 Emir of Qatar Cup at the quarter-finals, and the2010 AFC Champions League (in which Mahmoud scored 4 goals) at the quarter-finals too.
His campaign started off with the2010 Sheikh Jassim Cup where Al-Gharafa were knocked out at the group stage; Mahmoud scored ahat-trick in a 5–0 win overAl-Markhiya in that competition. In the2010–11 Qatar Stars League, Al-Gharafa finished in second place and Mahmoud won the Golden Boot award for the third time, with 15 league goals. Al-Gharafa were knocked out at the group stage of the2010 Qatari Stars Cup, but they won the2011 Qatar Crown Prince Cup and lost the final of the2011 Emir of Qatar Cup (where Mahmoud scored 1 goal in the quarter-final). In the2011 AFC Champions League, Al-Gharafa were knocked out at the group stage, where Mahmoud scored a hat-trick againstAl-Jazira.
In 2011, Mahmoud signed forAl-Wakrah, who had finished in 7th place in the league the previous season. Al-Wakrah were knocked out of the2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup at the group stage, and they finished in 7th place again in the2011–12 Qatar Stars League; Mahmoud scored 8 goals in the league. Mahmoud earned his first honour with Al-Wakrah when they won the2011 Qatari Stars Cup, with Mahmoud scoring 1 goal in the semi-final (and also missing a penalty). In the2012 Emir of Qatar Cup, Al-Wakrah lost the quarter-final to Mahmoud's future club Al-Sadd.
Al-Wakrah were knocked out at the group stage of the Sheikh Jassim Cup again in2012. Mahmoud scored 8 league goals for Al-Wakrah this season. They were knocked out at the group stage of the2012–13 Qatari Stars Cup.
On 8 February 2013, days after Al-Wakrah were knocked out of the Qatari Stars Cup, Mahmoud signed forAl-Sadd, joining until the end of the 2012–13 season.[16] He made his league debut on 11 February 2013, in Al-Sadd's 3–0 win overAl-Sailiya. Mahmoud scored 2 league goals for Al-Sadd in the 2012–13 season and Al-Sadd won the league as Mahmoud achieved his fourth Qatar Stars League title. Mahmoud equalled Nasser Kamile's record for goals in the Qatar Crown Prince Cup after scoring againstAl-Rayyan in the semi-final on 26 April. He scored what would be his 10th goal, tying him with Kamile, who participated in the tournament since its inception in 1995.[17] Mahmoud went on to score in the final ofthat competition too, but Al-Sadd lost the match 3–2 toLekhwiya SC. Mahmoud also scored in the semi-final of the2013 Emir of Qatar Cup, and Al-Sadd reached the final, only to lose it 2–1 against Al-Rayyan.
On 16 September 2013, Mahmoud signed forSaudi Professional League sideAl-Ahli, signing a 4-month contract with the club.[18] He made his league debut on 23 September 2013, in Al-Ahli's 5–1 win overAl-Nahda, scoring Al-Ahli's opening 2 goals. Just over a month later, he scored his 3rd (and final) goal for the club in a 5–2 victory overAl-Shoulla. Younis ended his contract 2 weeks before the official end of it.[19]
In February 2015, after the2015 AFC Asian Cup, Mahmoud returned to Iraq to play forErbil, but only inAFC Cup games, because he did not want to compete in theIraqi Premier League against his former clubAl-Talaba. On 15 April, he made his debut for the club againstFC Ahal and scored 2 goals in the match (a header and aPanenka penalty), but could not prevent his side from being defeated 3–2 in the game. He was given the captain's armband for Erbil's next AFC Cup match againstFC Istiklol, but the game finished goalless and Erbil crashed out of the tournament at the group stage.
On 12 September 2015, Mahmoud returned to play for his former clubAl-Talaba. He was given the captain's armband and the number 9 shirt and he scored 3 goals in the2015–16 Iraqi Premier League (againstAl-Karkh,Al-Samawa andNaft Al-Wasat) as Al-Talaba finished the league in 3rd position (their highest league position for 6 years). At the end of the season, Mahmoud announced his retirement from football.[20]
Younis Mahmoud is the only Iraqi player in history to have made theBallon d'Or shortlist, when he finished 29th in2007.[21] In that year, he was the only outfield player who did not play in European clubs among players of the list, and was the only Asian player to get points.[22]Kaká won the Ballon d'Or that year, while Mahmoud earned two points, finishing ahead of 21 world-renowned players including the likes ofSamuel Eto'o,David Beckham andRobin van Persie.
In March 2002, while many were questioning his temperament and lack of experience, coachAdnan Hamad named Mahmoud in his squad forIraq's training camp in Italy and gave him his first start againstSerie B clubCagliari Calcio and he later went on to score. Mahmoud's full international debut was againstSyria in a friendly inBaghdad on 19 July 2002. His 1st goal came in the final of the2002 WAFF Championship in the 89th minute to take the game to extra-time, where Iraq won throughHaidar Mahmoud's golden goal. In his next match for Iraq, a2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier, he scored 4 goals againstBahrain and then went on to score a hat-trick againstMalaysia. He scored 6 goals for the Olympic team in the 2003 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Friendship Cup, including a hat-trick againstAl-Nassr and the only goal in the final againstMorocco, as Iraq won the cup. His achievements in 2003 saw him get nominated for theAsian Young Footballer of the Year.
He was part of Iraq's2004 Olympic Games qualifying squad and scored goals againstOman andKuwait as Iraq managed to qualify. Mahmoud scored 1 goal in the 2004 Asian Cup againstSaudi Arabia, and in theOlympic Games finals, Iraq finished in 4th place and Mahmoud scored 1 goal, againstPortugal. Iraq participated in the2005 West Asian Games and Mahmoud scored 3 goals in the tournament, including a goal in the final which Iraq went on to win to claim the gold medal. In2006, Iraq participated in theAsian Games and reached the final but lost toQatar; Mahmoud scored 3 goals in the tournament. In 2006, Mahmoud became the Iraq captain, taking over fromRazzaq Farhan.
2007 was one of the best years of Mahmoud's career; he scored 1 goal in the2007 WAFF Championship where Iraq finished as runners-up, and he scored 4 goals in the2007 AFC Asian Cup including the winning goal in the final as Iraq won their 1st ever Asian Cup. Mahmoud won the top scorer award and the MVP award in the tournament, and nominated for the 2007Asian Footballer of the Year award and the2007 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Iraqi player in history to be nominated for the prestigiousBallon d'Or award. 2 years later, he won his final trophy for Iraq, the2009 UAE International Cup, and that year he also participated in the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing all 3 of Iraq's games.
He scored in his 3rd consecutive Asian Cup tournament with a goal againstIran in the2011 AFC Asian Cup. Mahmoud scored 7 goals in qualification for the2014 FIFA World Cup but Iraq finished bottom of their group in the final round and failed to qualify. At the start of 2013, Iraq participated in the21st Arabian Gulf Cup and Iraq finished as runners-up; Mahmoud scored 2 goals in the tournament including Iraq's only goal in the final: a 2–1 defeat to theUnited Arab Emirates after extra-time. Mahmoud led Iraq to qualify for the2015 AFC Asian Cup by scoring 4 goals in the qualifying rounds including 2 goals in the decisive match againstChina. He participated as one of Iraq's overaged players in the2014 Asian Games and he scored 4 goals in the tournament as Iraq won the bronze medal. In the 2015 Asian Cup, Iraq finished in 4th place and Mahmoud scored 2 goals (againstPalestine and Iran which saw him become the only player to score in 4 consecutive Asian Cup tournaments). On 28 March 2015, Iraq played a friendly match againstDR Congo and the match saw Mahmoud become Iraq's most-capped player of all-time. Mahmoud continued to be a key player for Iraq during their2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and he scored 4 goals in Iraq's group including a free-kick againstChinese Taipei to send Iraq to the final round. He announced his retirement from football on 23 August 2016. Overall, Mahmoud scored 57 goals in 148 international matches.
In March 2004, Younis Mahmoud got into a scuffle with theIraqi coaching staff led by GermanBernd Stange, who left his position after the match. He was angry at the coach after being left on the bench until the 74th minute of the draw againstPalestine at the2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[23][24]
Younis Mahmoud is anArabSunni Muslim.[25][26] He has married three times. His younger brotherOmar Mahmoud is also a footballer.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq[27] | 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 15 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 148 | 57 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2002 | Al Abbassiyyine Stadium,Damascus, Syria |  Jordan | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2002 WAFF Championship |
| 2 | 8 October 2003 | Bukit Jalil Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Bahrain | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 5–1 | |||||
| 6 | 20 October 2003 | Bahrain National Stadium,Manama, Bahrain |  Malaysia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 4–1 | |||||
| 9 | 26 July 2004 | Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium,Chengdu, China |  Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 10 | 8 September 2004 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium,Taipei, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 7 August 2005 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 5 December 2005 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium,Doha, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2005 West Asian Games |
| 13 | 5–1 | |||||
| 14 | 10 December 2005 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Syria | 2–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5p) | 2005 West Asian Games |
| 15 | 15 July 2006 | Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Syria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 3–1 | |||||
| 17 | 21 July 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium,Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 18 | 6 August 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 LG Cup |
| 19 | 17 August 2006 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Palestine | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 20 | 2–0 | |||||
| 21 | 11 October 2006 | Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |  Singapore | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 22 | 3–2 | |||||
| 23 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 WAFF Championship |
| 24 | 7 July 2007 | Rajamangala National Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 25 | 21 July 2007 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 26 | 2–0 | |||||
| 27 | 29 July 2007 | Bung Karno Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 28 | 4 January 2009 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex,Muscat, Oman | Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–3 | 19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 29 | 10 July 2009 | Franso Hariri Stadium,Erbil, Iraq | Palestine | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 30 | 17 November 2010 | Al-Nahyan Stadium,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 31 | 28 December 2010 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium,Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 32 | 2 January 2011 | Grand Hamad Stadium,Doha, Qatar |  China | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 33 | 2–1 | |||||
| 34 | 11 January 2011 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium,Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Iran | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 35 | 6 September 2011 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 11 October 2011 | Shenzhen Stadium,Shenzhen, China | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 11 November 2011 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 29 February 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Singapore | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 39 | 6–1 | |||||
| 40 | 7–1 | |||||
| 41 | 12 June 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Oman | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 42 | 30 December 2012 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Tunisia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 43 | 15 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium,Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 44 | 18 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–2 | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 45 | 6 February 2013 | Al-Rashid Stadium,Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 46 | 26 March 2013 | Al-Shaab Stadium,Baghdad, Iraq | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 47 | 6 October 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium,Beirut, Lebanon |  Yemen | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 48 | 11 November 2013 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 49 | 5 March 2014 | Sharjah Stadium,Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | China | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 50 | 2–0 | |||||
| 51 | 22 December 2014 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Kuwait | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 52 | 20 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium,Canberra, Australia | Palestine | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 53 | 23 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | Iran | 2–1 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6p) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 54 | 3 September 2015 | Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium,Tehran, Iran | Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 55 | 8 September 2015 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 56 | 8 October 2015 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium,Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 57 | 17 November 2015 | National Stadium,Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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