About Ali Hayder
Ali Hayder was an association football player.
Ali Ridha Hayder Ali (; born 1 October 2005) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as an attacker for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national football team. In 2023, he made his debut for the senior Iraq team.
Club career Raised in Manchester, he was a member of the academy at Stoke City. Playing for the Stoke under-18 team, he scored in matches against Liverpool U18 and Manchester City U18. He also featured for the club in the FA Youth Cup.
Hayder joined Northern Premier League side Macclesfield in August 2024. After two months at the club, he left the side and joined Nantwich Town.
In July 2025, Hayder joined Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba.
Style of play He is described as having good dribbling skills with the ability to shoot with both feet.
International career Hayder was called up to the Iraq national under-23 football team for the first time in March 2023 for the Doha International Cup. In March 2024, he made his debut for Iraq U23 against Australia U23.
He was called up to the senior Iraq national football team in October 2023, and was an unused substitute against Qatar on 13 October 2023. He made his international debut on 17 October 2023 for Iraq in a friendly match against Jordan.
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