Career
Ahmed Salah is a talented attacking player who can cause havoc to the opponents defense when in full flow. The magical number 17 started playing in the Baghdad district of First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Dora and his school team before moving the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Omal youth team where he spent six years. A move to First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa quickly followed before he was called up into the Iraqi Under-17s – helping the team to the AFC U-17 Championship 1998 where he scored four goals in four games in Doha, Qatar.
The starlet was one of three players left out on standby along with Alaa Sattar and Luay Salah for the finals in Tehran.
In September 2000, Ahmed was called up to the Iraq B team in an International Tournament held in Indonesia, helping the team to runners-up spot behind a full-strength Indonesian national team In 2000 Ahmad Salah decided to join First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Talaba along with fellow First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa team-mates Khalid Mohammed Sabbar and Husham Ali.
At the club, Ahmed was given more opportunities in the first team then at First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zawraa and clearly repaid the confidence the club showed in him with his match winning performances, helping the team to the league and cup double in 2002. Ahmad Salah made his debut for Iraq at the end 2002.
And he has been a regular in Adnan Hamad"s Olympic squad, He was part of Iraq Olympic team in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games who became 4th.
In The Arab Champions League 2003-2004 Ahmad Salah scored 6 goals and helped First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Talaba to reach the 3rd stage, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Talaba was 1 point behind qualifying to the semi-finals. He signed a deal to play for Egyptian giants First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zamalek with team-mate Salih Sadir but his career in Egypt wasn"t successful, he moved to Qatar and played with First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shamal few matches and scored 2 goals, played with the Syrian team First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ittihad and also scored 2 goals, but he did not success with the teams he played outside Iraq. In December 2007, Arbil played in the 2007 King"s Cup as Iraq B team and Ahmad Salah was one of Arbil"s main strikers, he scored the opening goal of the 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and he helped the team to reach the King"s Cup final, and they became runner-up after lose to Thailand 0-1.
Alwan had a successful four years in Arbil forming a striking partenarship with Luay Salah to lead them to three championships at his time at the club
On 16 September he was released along with 7 other players by Arbil Football Club. Scores and results list Iraq"s goal tally first. Country 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics Club.