alaa_abdul-zahra | birthplace | baghdad <sep> alaa abdul-zahra khashen al-azzawi (arabic: علاء عبدالزهرة خشَن العزاوي , born 22 december 1987 in baghdad, iraq), is an iraqi football player who currently plays for al-shorta in the iraqi premier league he is also a member of iraq national team he can be deployed as an attacking midfielder or a second striker, and since 2016 plays a striker he is the third-most capped player in the history of the iraq national team 
alaa abdul-zahra was born in baghdad.born 22 december 1987 in baghdad, iraq