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Merchas Doski

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Merchas Doski
Doski in 2024
Personal information
Full name Merchas Ghazi Salih Doski[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 14
Youth career
Arminia Hannover
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Germania Egestorf/Langreder II
2018–2019 Heesseler SV
2019–2020 MTV Eintracht Celle 19 (0)
2020–2022 FC Wacker Innsbruck 10 (1)
2020–2022 FC Wacker Innsbruck II 18 (0)
2022–2024 Slovácko 63 (4)
2025– Viktoria Plzeň 41 (1)
International career‡
2022 Iraq U23 4 (0)
2022– Iraq 31 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026

Merchas Ghazi Salih Doski (Kurdish: مێرخاس غازی ساڵح دۆسکی, romanized: Mêrxas Xazî Sałiĥ Doskî,[2] Arabic: ميرخاس غازي صالح دوسكي) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Viktoria Plzeň. Born in Germany, he plays for the Iraq national team.[3]

Club career

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Born in Hanover to Iraqi Kurdish parents from Zakho,[4][5] Doski grew up in the district of Vahrenheide.[6] He played youth football with Arminia Hannover and Germania Egestorf/Langreder.[6] Having established himself at Landesliga club Heeßeler SV he earned a move to MTV Eintracht Celle of the fifth-tier Oberliga.[6]

In July 2020, after trialling at the club, Doski signed with Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck.[6] He scored his first goal for the club's first team in November, in a 3–2 win against SV Horn in the Austrian 2. Liga.[7] He agreed a new contract until 2023 with Wacker Innsbruck in December.[8] His first-team game time was limited but he played in a friendly against Liverpool in the summer of 2021.[citation needed] In May 2022 he terminated his contract at Wacker Innsbruck after the club had failed to pay the salaries of players.[9]

After starring in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, he went on trial at Slovácko and later earned the move to the Czech Cup winners, where he established himself as a first team regular. He played with them in the 2022–23 UEFA Conference League.

On 19 December 2024, Doski signed for Viktoria Plzeň.[10] He played with them in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, reaching the knockout phase play-offs.

International career

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Also eligible to represent Germany,[11] Doski was invited to the Iraqi Olympic team camp in January 2022, and was one of five Iraqi players based abroad that were later selected for the 2022 Dubai Cup in March. He made his debut against Vietnam and went on to play against Saudi Arabia and Thailand too.

He played in both warm-up matches against Iran before being selected for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan. He was one of the standing out players of Iraq during the tournament, scoring in the penalty shoot-out against Uzbekistan.

On 25 August 2022, Doski was called up for the first time to the first team to play in the 2022 Jordan International Tournament.[12]

In December 2023, Doski was named in the Iraqi squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar.

In the Intercontinental Playoff Final in March 2026, Doski’s Iraq faced Bolivia and secured a 2–1 victory, qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986

On 1 June 2026, Doski was named in the Iraqi squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Three days later, he scored his first goal for Iraq in a friendly match against Spain in preparation for the World Cup.[13]

During the World Cup, he had the highest average number of successful tackles, although Iraq didn’t advance from the group stage.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Germania Egestorf/Langreder II 2017–18 LL Hannover ———
Heesseler SV 2018–19 LL Hannover ———
MTV Eintracht Celle 2019–20[15] Oberliga Niedersachsen 190——190
Wacker Innsbruck 2020–21[15] 2. Liga 4100——41
2021–22[15] 2. Liga 6010——70
Total 10110——111
Wacker Innsbruck II 2020–21[3] Regionalliga Tirol 110———110
2021–22[3] Regionalliga Tirol 70———70
Total 180———180
Slovácko 2022–23 Czech First League 2633010[a]0—393
2023–24 Czech First League 2111000—221
Total 47440100—614
Career total 94550100001095
  1. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 4 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iraq 202220
202370
2024110
202590
202621
Total311
Scores and results list Iraq goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doski goal
List of international goals scored by Merchas Doski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 June 2026Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain Spain1–11–1Friendly

Honours

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Iraq[citation needed]

References

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  1. 1 2 Merchas Doski at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "The lowdown on Dortmund midfielder who is expected to sign for Albion". NRT TV. 23 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Merchas Doski at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Strašík, Lukáš (5 June 2026). "Doski: S klukama z Plzně se hecujeme, že se potkáme v semifinále MS". ČT Sport (in Czech). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Merchas Doski: This is for 46 million Iraqis". FIFA. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Hage, Christoph (19 July 2020). ""Weiß, dass ich das schaffen werde": Merchas Doski wird Profi bei Wacker Innsbruck". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Hage, Christoph (5 November 2020). "Ex-Armine jubelt in Österreich: Merchas Doski trifft erstmals für Wacker Innsbruck (mit Video!)". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Hage, Christoph (14 December 2020). ""Habe hart dafür gearbeitet": Merchas Doski unterschreibt bis 2023 beim FC Wacker Innsbruck". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Weitere Spieler von Wacker Innsbruck lösten Verträge". Der Standard (in German). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Viktoria Plzen (19 December 2024). "First winter signing, Merchas Doski heads to Doosan Arena". Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "ظهير مُميز آخر مِن أراضي المهجر يفتح قلبهُ لبلدهُ العراق مِن بوابة موقعنا تعرفوا عليه بالتقرير". iretd.com (Archived). 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "ميرخاس دوسكي يلتحق ببعثة العراق في عمان" (in Arabic). Kooora. 21 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Lowe, Sid (5 June 2026). "Doski stunner earns Iraq draw against understrength Spain in World Cup warm-up". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  14. ↑ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "MŚ 2026 - statystyki, gole, kartki podczas mundialu | TVP SPORT". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 "Merchas Doski » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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