Ali Yousif Hashim Najatee (; born 19 January 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national team.
Coming up through the youth ranks at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Yousif broke into the first team in 2014, aged 18, and spent his early career with the Iraqi giants, spending the 2016-17 season out on loan at Naft Al-Wasat and Baghdad FC before returning to his parent club and establishing himself as a key player for them, winning the AFC Cup twice with the falcons, in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he signed for defending champions Al-Shorta, allowing Yousif to play in the AFC Champions League for the first time in his career. He won his first trophy with Al-Shorta soon after joining, winning the 2019 Super Cup.
Club career Al-Shorta In the summer of 2019, Ali signed for defending Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta, coming in as the replacement for former star and fan favourite Mohanad Ali, who had left to join Qatari side Al-Duhail for a rumoured $1.2 million. In February during Al-Shorta’s Premier League match against Al-Kahrabaa, Yousif suffered a bad injury which would end his season and keep him out for no less than 6 months.
International career Iraq Yousif received his first international call-up as part of Iraq’s 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad. He made his debut for Iraq in their final group match against Qatar, coming off the bench.
Statistics International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 May 2026 Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain 1–0 1–0 Friendly
Honours Club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya AFC Cup: 2017, 2018
Al-Shorta Iraqi Premier League: 2021–22 Iraqi Super Cup: 2019
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