Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Ali Adnan made history when he became the first Iraqi player to star in Italy’s Serie A after moving to Udinese, via Turkey, back in 2015.
But the left-back’s ambition doesn’t stop there, as the-AFC.com found out when speaking to Adnan on his club career in Europe and the progress being made by the national team.
Family affair
Born into a family with a considerable footballing pedigree, Adnan was always destined to make an impact on the game in Iraq.
His father, Adnan Kadhim, was one of the leading players in the Iraqi league during the nation’s golden period of the 1970s and 1980s and was part of the country’s 1977 Asian Youth Championship-winning team.
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