Alexander Aoraha

Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha (Arabic: اليكساندر اوراها; born 17 January 2003), is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Iraq internationally.[1]

Alexander Aoraha
Personal information
Full name Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha
Date of birth (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Youth career
2014– Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Iraq U23 6 (2)
2022– Iraq 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Having spent his whole youth career at London club Queens Park Rangers, Aoraha trained with the first team for the first time in November 2022.

International career

Iraq U-23

Eligible to represent England or Iraq, through his father, internationally, Alex chose to represent Iraq.

Aoraha received his first call-up for the U-23s in January 2022 for a training camp in Antalya, Turkey in preparation for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, during which he played every match. He has won 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the U-23s.[2][3]

Iraq

After impressing with the U-23s, Aoraha received a call-up to the senior national team in November 2022, just 10 months after first being called up to the U-23s. He was an unused substitute in a friendly against Mexico and made his debut in the starting lineup against Ecuador on November 12.[4]

References
  1. Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "أبرز المُحترفين الذين سينضمون لمُعسكر الأولمبي العراقي تحضيرًا لكأس آسيا" (in Arabic). IQPro. January 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "لاعب كوينز بارك رينجرز جاهز لتمثيل العراق" (in Arabic). IQiraq. April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. "متوسط ميدان كوينز بارك رينجرز الانكليزي الكسندر اوراها" (in Arabic). Nabd. November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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