Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Personal information
Full name	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid
Date of birth	September 21, 1976 (1976-21-21) (age 32)
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Foolad
Number	6
Youth career
1987–1992	Al-Rasheed
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1999 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003 2003–2006 2006-2009 2009-	Al-Talaba Al-Ahly Al-Shaab Al-Ahly Al-Shaab Esteghlal Ahvaz Sepahan Foolad	35 (7) 0? (3) 88 (9) 7 (0)
National team2
1997-	Iraq	66 (8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid (Arabic: عبدالوهاب ابولهیل لابد‎, born December 21, 1976 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football midfielder who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League.

[edit] Info

Born in December 1976, Wahhab is no stranger to Iraqi fans. He made his name as a midfield prodigy with Al Talaba and, having honed his creative craft with the Bagdad-based Iraqi giants, began a decade-long overseas odyssey, switching between Lebanese club Al Ikhaa Al Ahli and Al Shaab of UAE before going on to play for Iranian outfits Esteghlal and Sepahan, his current club.

At international level, he featured prominently in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan under then coach Rudolf Belin. His passing skills also impressed Olympic coach Adnan Hamad, who called the midfielder into his squad for Athens 2004. It didn't take Wahhab too long to repay the coach's faith either, with his performances key to Iraq reaching the last four.

He was not selected in Iraq's title-winning 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad as the national authorities stayed faithful to players from the former youth team that had won the 2000 AFC U19 Championship. Despite missing out on his nation's moment of glory, however, he is keen to once again showcase his abilities at the global stage at the FIFA Confederations Cup.

[edit] Club career

Abu Al-Hail started his career by playing for Al-Talaba in Iraq. He has also played for Al-Ahly and Al-Shaab of the UAE. In 2003, he moved to the Iranian Pro League club Esteghlal Ahvaz. After three seasons he joined the Esfahani club Sepahan.And stayed there for another 3 season where he won the Hazfi Cup once during his time and playe lots of matches in ACL and CWC.

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals	Assists
2003-04	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Iran	1		2	?
2004-05	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Iran	1		0	?
2005-06	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Iran	1	25	1	0
2006-07	Sepahan	Iran	1	29	4	2
2007-08	Sepahan	Iran	1	31	5	2
2008-09	Sepahan	Iran	1	28	0	1
2009-10	Foolad	Iran	1	7	0	0

[edit] International career

Abu Al-Hail is a member of the Iraq national football team. and was part of Iraq Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, reached the 4th place.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Country

• 2002 WAFF champions
• 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics

[edit] Club

• Hazfi Cup in 2006 with Sepahan

[edit] External links

• Abu Al-Hail Labid

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2004 Olympic Games 1 Noor • 2 Attiya • 3 Bassim • 4 H. Abdul-Jabar • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Abu Al-Hail • 9 R. Farhan • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Qusay • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Mahdi • 16 Mnajed • 17 A. Salah • 18 Uday • Coach: Adnan Hamad

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Noor • 2 Ali Karim • 3 Bassim • 4 Majeed • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Salah • 9 Abu Al-Hail • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 Gassid • 13 Karrar • 14 Shakir • 15 Rehema • 16 Dara • 17 Abdul-Zahra • 18 Mahdi • 19 Yassin • 20 Samer • 21 Uday • 22 Khalid • 23 Halgurd • Coach: Milutinović