Mohanad Ali

Mohanad Ali Kadhim Al-Shammari (Arabic: مُهَنَّد عَلِيّ كَاظِم الشَّمَّرِيّ, born 20 June 2000), commonly known in Iraq as Mimi (Arabic: ميمي), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Iraq national team. He is known for his positioning, shooting, heading, close ball control and dribbling.

Youth career Ali became interested in football as a child and started playing for a local team in the Baghdad Al-Jadida district called Timsah Al-Amin. He enrolled at the Ammo Baba Football School at the age of six without a trial after coaches had been impressed with the striker. He then joined the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya youth team, and he represented them in the Al-Zawraa Youth Championship; he was top scorer at two local tournaments, and was then called up by the Iraq FA to play for Saad Hashim's under-14 team, and with an outstanding performance, he grabbed the attention of the managers of Al-Shorta.

Early years On 24 September 2013, Ali signed a five-year contract with Al-Shorta and took the number 26 shirt.