FW: Younis Mahmoud (captain)

Arguably Iraq’s greatest ever player, ‘the Assassin’, scorer of the 2007 Asian Cup winning goal and winner of both the tournament’s MVP and top scorer awards, went on to become Iraq’s most-capped player with 148 appearances and their third-highest scorer with 57 goals, being nominated for the 2007 Ballon D'Or. In 2015, he became the only player in history to score in four Asian Cups, scoring a crucial goal in the 2015 Asian Cup against Iran, with an unbelievable Panenka penalty in the shootout, to send Iraq to the semis. Younis broke record after record in Qatar, winning league titles and Golden Boots for fun and even scoring two hattricks in the same game. The legend became one of Asia’s all-time greats and continued banging in the goals for Iraq all the way until his retirement 2016, leaving behind a legacy that likely no player will ever replicate for Iraq. The Desert Fox's ambition now is to become the president of the Iraq Football Association.