Brwa Nouri
Brwa Hekmat Nouri (Kurdish: بڕوا نوری; born 23 January 1987) is an Iranian born Kurdish[2][3] professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dalkurd.[4][5] In 2016, he made his debut for the Iraq national team.
.jpg.webp) Brwa with Iraq in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brwa Hekmat Nouri | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Urmia, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalkurd | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasalunds IF | |||
| –2004 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | AIK | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Väsby United (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Gröndals IK (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008–2013 | Dalkurd | 116 | (37) |
| 2014–2018 | Östersund | 121 | (18) |
| 2018–2023 | Bali United | 103 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Zakho (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dalkurd | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Iraq | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018 | |||
Club career
Nouri was born in Urmia, Iran to Kurdish parents and moved with his family to Sweden as a child. He started his football career at Vasalunds before joining AIK at the age of 13. He won the JSM final with AIK and where he scored in the final against Västra Frölunda.
He made his A-team debut in AIK on 7 October 2005, against Falkenbergs in the Superettan. In 2006 he was with AIK's A-team but was loaned to Åtvidabergs.[4] He returned to AIK after the season but then he was loaned out again, this time to Väsby United in 2007. In total, Nouri played three league matches in the Superettan, a match in the Svenska cupen and 16 training matches for AIK.
Prior to the 2009 season, Nouri signed for Dalkurd. In November 2011, he extended his contract with the club for two years.
Östersunds FK
In 2014, Brwa Nouri signed for Östersunds, a team playing in the Superettan, the 2nd tier of Swedish football. He played his first game in the league against Ljungskile on 6 April 2014. Nouri quickly established himself as a vital part of the squad, and was the vice-captain of the club. He OFK finished the season in 5th place. In the next season, OFK finished second in the league table, and were promoted to the Allsvenskan. In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Brwa Nouri captained the team to an 8th-place finish and a historic Svenska Cupen victory, which saw them qualify to the Europa League qualifiers the following season.
ÖFK improved on their result the following season, finishing 5th in the Swedish league. ÖFK made headlines all around the world as they qualified to the group stages after defeating giants Galatasaray, where Brwa Nouri scored, Fola Esch, and PAOK, where Brwa Nouri scored.[6] ÖFK were drawn in group J alongside Athletic Bilbao, Hertha BSC, and Zorya Luhansk. OFK finished second in the group, level on points with Bilbao. Brwa became the first Iraqi to score in the Europa League when he scored the winner against Hertha Berlin.[7] ÖFK were knocked out by Arsenal in the round of 32.[8]
International career
Nouri was born in Urmia, Iran, to an Iraqi-Kurdish family. He was raised in Sweden and played for their youth national teams,[9][10] but switched to the Iraq national team for World Cup Qualifiers in October 2016.[11] Nouri made his formal debut for Iraq in a 0–0 friendly tie with Jordan.[12][13] He played in Iraq for the first time ever on 5 October 2017, where he scored his first goal for Iraq.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Åtvidabergs (loan) | 2006 | Superettan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Väsby United (loan) | 2007 | Division 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Gröndals (loan) | 2008 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Dalkurd | 2009 | Division 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 9 | |
| 2010 | Division 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2011 | Division 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | Division 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| Total | 116 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 37 | ||
| Östersunds | 2014 | Superettan | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Superettan | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 121 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 139 | 21 | |||
| Bali United | 2018 | Liga 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 1 | ||
| Dalkurd | 2023 | Ettan Fotboll | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 379 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 436 | 64 | ||
- Appearances in President Cup
- Three appearances in AFC Cup, two appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Cup
- Appearances in Asia Champions League Playoffs
International
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nouri goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 October 2017 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Kenya | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
- "Brwa Nouri: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Nouri om att välja Iraks landslag: "Jag bollade med Dalkurds ordförande"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Nouri om att möta AIK: "Kommer dra ut mitt hjärta"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Truppen 2016" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "RESMI DIPINJAMKAN! BRWA NOURI BERGABUNG DENGAN KLUB ASAL IRAK, ZAKHO FC". Bali United Official Website. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ""Ska se ut som vi har 1 800 målchanser"". 23 August 2017.
- "Östersund vs. Hertha Berlin: Europa League - As it happened - bundesliga.com". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- "Drömlottning för Östersund i Europa League". 11 December 2017.
- "P17/87: Sverige föll mot Polen — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
- "Spelare 2003 — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
- "Radhi Shenaishil names 23-man squad ahead of World Cup Qualifiers. - Soccer Iraq". 30 September 2016.
- "Iraq National Football Team - Match Reports". www.iraqi-football.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- "Brwa Nouri fick chansen från start – debuterade för Iraks landslag mot Jordanien".
- "Nouri, Brwa Alaaeldin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- "Bali United Juara Liga 1 Usai Penantian Lima Tahun". cnnindonesia.com.
External links
- Brwa Hekmat Nouri at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Brwa Nouri at Soccerway
- Brwa Nouri – UEFA competition record (archive)