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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al-Zawraa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Iraq U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Iraq U23 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022– | Iraq | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2022 | |||
Alexander Moaid Goria Aoraha (Arabic: أليكساندر أوراها; born 17 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraq Stars League club Al-Zawraa. Born in England, he represents Iraq internationally.[2]
Club career
[edit]Queens Park Rangers
[edit]Having joined the club aged eleven, Aoraha signed a two-year scholarship in July 2019.[3] Following the conclusion of his scholarship, he signed a new contract following the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[4]
On 16 August 2023, Aoraha made his senior debut as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Norwich City.[5] Having seen his progress stunted by an injury, he signed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[6]
On 10 December 2024, Aoraha joined National League club Ebbsfleet United on a one-month loan deal.[7]
Al-Zawraa
[edit]On 20 January 2026, Aoraha signed for Iraq Stars League club Al-Zawraa for an undisclosed fee.[8]
International career
[edit]Iraq U-23
[edit]Eligible to represent England or Iraq internationally, through his father, a Chaldean Catholic Assyrian from Iraq,[9] Alex chose to represent the latter.
Aoraha received his first call-up for the U-23s in January 2022 for a training camp in Antalya, Turkey in preparation for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, during which he played every match. He has won 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the U-23s.[10][11]
Iraq
[edit]After impressing with the U-23s, Aoraha received a call-up to the senior national team in November 2022, just 10 months after first being called up to the U-23s. He was an unused substitute in a friendly against Mexico and made his debut in the starting lineup against Ecuador on November 12.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 22 January 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Al-Zawraa | 2025–26 | Iraq Stars League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in National League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 12 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Alexander Aoraha at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "QPR confirm latest intake of scholars". www.qpr.co.uk. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Academy retained list revealed". www.qpr.co.uk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Match Report: QPR 0, Norwich City 1". www.qpr.co.uk. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "New contract for Alex Aoraha". www.qpr.co.uk. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Hoops midfielder makes Fleet loan switch". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ "Alex Aoraha: QPR midfielder moves to Iraqi side Al Zawraa SC". BBC Sport. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ Khalaf, Saoud. "The hanging goalposts of Babylon: Iraq's football diversity". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "أبرز المُحترفين الذين سينضمون لمُعسكر الأولمبي العراقي تحضيرًا لكأس آسيا" (in Arabic). IQPro. January 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "لاعب كوينز بارك رينجرز جاهز لتمثيل العراق" (in Arabic). IQiraq. April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "متوسط ميدان كوينز بارك رينجرز الانكليزي الكسندر اوراها" (in Arabic). Nabd. November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "Alexander Aoraha Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- Assyrian footballers
- English men's footballers
- Iraqi men's footballers
- Iraq men's international footballers
- 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup players
- 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- English people of Iraqi descent
- Chaldean Catholics
- Men's association football midfielders
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Al-Zawraa SC players
- Iraqi Assyrian people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen
- Iraqi expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
- English expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
- British people of Assyrian descent