Career
He plays as right winger, and sometimes as a striker for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta in. He is the current captain of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta and in 2011 set the record for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta"s youngest ever captain at 20 years old. The striker is the youngest of three footballing brothers, Mohammed and Alaa, the sons of former army track and field athlete Kalaf Mansour.
Born and brought up in the city of Kut, Amjad broke into Kut"s first team at the age of just 15 and months later found himself in the starting line-up of the Under-17s under Kadhim Khalaf.
He played for the U-17s at the finals in Singapore, playing a part in all three of "s matches. By 2007, he had moved to Baghdad and signed for and did not take long to break into the first team
Much is expected of the youngster but having put in some outstanding performances at, many believe the starlet has it in him to transform his club form to the international stage. In 2010, he almost signed for i giants Erbil South Carolina. In 2010-2011 season, he was injured for most of the season, but when he came back from injury, he saved First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta from relegation by scoring a crucial goal against Samaraa Football Club and then bagging two goals against First Rate (at Lloyd's) Naft on the last day of the season to keep them above the drop zone on goal difference.
He was handed the captain"s armband in 2011 and became the club"s youngest captain in their history.
He was First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta"s top scorer in their championship-winning 2012-2013 season and was the first man to lift the trophy on the title-winning day after Nashat Akram gave him the captain"s armband for the final match. He played 5 out of "s six games in the tournament, assisting three goals and scoring one. In total, Amjad has made 187 appearances for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shorta and scored 56 goals.
178 of these have been domestic matches, 8 have been AFC Cup matches and one was an AFC Champions League qualifier.
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