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Al-Hamadi becomes first Iraqi to play in the Premier League

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A small piece of history was made in the match between Ipswich Town and Liverpool on Saturday when Ali Al-Hamadi came on in the 74th minute for Ipswich to become the first Iraqi player to appear in the competition.

Al-Hamadi’s family fled Iraq at the start of the century when it was at war and he was one year old. By coincidence, his family went to live in Liverpool, where he grew up.

He joined Tranmere Rovers’ youth system before moving to Swansea City in 2018. His senior career began with a transfer to Wycombe Wanderers in 2021, before moving to AFC Wimbledon two years later.

Al-Hamadi signed for Ipswich in January 2024 and in making his appearance as a substitute on Saturday he took the number of nations represented in the 32 years of the Premier League to 124.

The 124 countries to have players in the Premier League
All nations represented in the Premier League
Albania Faroe Islands New Zealand
Algeria Finland Nigeria
Angola France North Macedonia
Antigua and Barbuda Gabon Northern Ireland
Argentina Gambia Norway
Armenia Georgia Oman
Australia Germany Pakistan
Austria Ghana Paraguay
Barbados Gibraltar Peru
Belarus Greece Philippines
Belgium Grenada Poland
Benin Guadeloupe Portugal
Bermuda Guatemala Rep of Ireland
Bolivia Guinea Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Guinea-Bissau Russia
Brazil Guyana Scotland
Bulgaria Honduras Senegal
Burkina Faso Hungary Serbia
Burundi Iceland Seychelles
Cabo Verde Indonesia Sierra Leone
Cameroon Iran Slovakia
Canada Iraq Slovenia
Central African Republic Israel South Africa
Chile Italy Spain
China Jamaica St Kitts and Nevis
Colombia Japan Suriname
Congo Kenya Sweden
Congo DR South Korea Switzerland
Costa Rica Kosovo Syria
Cote d’Ivoire Latvia Tanzania
Croatia Liberia Togo
Cuba Lithuania Trinidad and Tobago
Curacao Mali Tunisia
Cyprus Malta Turkey
Czechia Martinique Ukraine
Denmark Mauritania Uruguay
Dominican Republic Mexico USA
Ecuador Montenegro Venezuela
Egypt Montserrat Wales
England Morocco Zambia
Equatorial Guinea Netherlands Zimbabwe
Estonia

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