Career
Alaa was one of the best Iraqi strikers during the 90s during Iraq’s 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign. The forward started his career with First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sinaa before moving to Talaba in 1990. After his exploits for the national team during the qualifiers in Doha, he was offered a contract by Qatari club First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Taawon (now First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Khor) to play for them.
Alaa was recalled to the national team by Najih Humoud and captained the team to the 1999 International Friendly Tournament, his last games for Iraq.