A citizen player professionally in the Iraqi league .. "Marcelo Emirates"
Al-Diwaniyah Iraqi club announced on its Twitter account through social networking sites that it has signed the Emirati player Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri to represent him in the next season of the Iraqi Premier League, thus becoming the first Emirati player to participate in the Iraqi Football League.
The player Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri previously represented Al Ain clubs and trained under the supervision of coach Al Ramani Cosmin before moving to represent Al Wahda, Sharjah, Fujairah, Dibba Al Fujairah and other clubs. He is 31 years old and is considered one of the distinguished players in the left back position.
Al-Diwaniyah Club is considered one of the most prominent Iraqi public clubs outside the capital, Baghdad, in addition to the Mina, Naft Al-Wasat and Erbil clubs.
Al Dhaheri was known as "Marcelo of the Emirates" when he was playing in the ranks of the Emirati unit, after the former Real Madrid star, Brazilian Marcelo.
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