Uday Shehab

Uday Shehab
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1997 (age 27)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Al-Mosul
2014–2016	Karah
2016	Ghaz Al-Shamal
2016–2017	Zakho
2017–2021	Al-Karkh
2021–	Al-Shorta
International career
2017	Iraq U23
2019–	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Uday Shehab Ahmad (Arabic: عدي شهاب احمد; born 14 June 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League.^[1]

Club career

Shehab started his career with Al-Mosul in the 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League, scoring his first goal as a 15-year old against Samaraa on 29 July 2012.^[2] After footballing activity in Mosul stopped due to ISIS, Shehab moved to Karah to compete in the Kurdistan League. He joined Ghaz Al-Shamal in 2016 to compete in the 2015–16 Iraqi First Division League Elite Stage, however after playing in a match against Brayati his transfer to Ghaz Al-Shamal was deemed illegitimate due to the transfer window having ended and therefore Ghaz Al-Shamal were awarded a 3–0 loss for the match and Shehab was not allowed to play for them anymore.^[3] He joined Zakho before moving to Al-Karkh in the winter transfer window of the 2016–17 season and was called up to the Iraq Olympic team in March 2017.