Zaid Ismail
Squad number 24 · Al-Talaba
Their 2026 World Cup
Zaid Ismail travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Iraq, wearing number 24, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group I), beaten by Senegal 5-0.
Midfield went to Amir Al Ammari (3 matches, 248′) and Ibraheem Bayesh (3 matches, 237′).
Another 5 players in the Iraq squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Iraq team page.
Biography
Zaid Ismail Al-Dulaimi (Arabic: زيد اسماعيل الدليمي; born 3 January 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Talaba and the Iraq national team.
Early career Zaid first started getting regular playing time at local club Diyala in the Iraqi second division, where he quickly became their most important player, leading them to a top-half finish in his final season at the club in 2022, before moving up to Iraq’s top tier with Kurdish club Newroz, where he also quickly established himself as a key player.
Al-Talaba In January 2024, Iraqi giants Al-Talaba signed Ismail. Zaid started the 2025–26 Stars League season strongly, scoring against Zakho in the opening game and establishing himself as a key player for Al-Talaba, playing 20 out of their opening 22 matches, while registering 4 goal involvements.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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