The best defensive players from Iraq, ranked on Field Insider.
Kevin Yakob of Aarhus is the standout for raw talent across players from Iraq, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.6, and Amir Al Ammari has been the form player this season, grading 34.9, and Amar Muhsin leads the scoring with 10 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amir Al Ammari has improved his Season rating most, up +15.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Ali Jasim of Al Najma is the most valuable name in this group at 141.9.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Al AmmariCentral midfielder |  Cracovia Krakow | 28 | 11 | 3577.2% | 3013.4% |
| 2 | Merchas DoskiFull-back |  Plzen | 26 | 9 | 25 | 2 |
| 3 | Kevin YakobDefensive midfielder |  Aarhus | 25 | 5 | 298.1% | 453.7% |
| 4 | Mohanad JeahzeFull-back |  Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | 3 | 19215% | 259% |
| 5 | Ali Al HamadiCentre-forward |  Luton | 24 | 1 | 525.7% | 4230% |
| 6 | Zidane IqbalDefensive midfielder |  Jong Utrecht | 23 | 1 | 857.5% | 4631% |
| 7 | Hussein AliCentre-back |  Pogon Szczecin | 24 | 1 | 388.9% | 3340.8% |
| 8 | Amar MuhsinCentre-forward |  IK brage | 28 | 1 | 2742.8% | 2020% |
| 9 | Alai GhasemCentral midfielder |  Orebro SK | 23 | 1 | 5218.7% | 2417.8% |
| 10 | Ahmed Yasin Ghani MousaCentral midfielder | Orebro SK | 35 | 1 | 638.2% | 621.1% |
| 11 | Ibraheem BayeshCentral midfielder |  Al Riyadh | 26 | 1 | 2252.4% | 4323.9% |
