Alaa Abbas

Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-Farttoosi (Arabic: عَلَاء عَبَّاس عَبْد النَّبِيّ الْفَرْطُوسِيّ; born 27 July 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Iraq Stars League.

Career

Abbas was included in Iraq's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. On 24 December 2018, Abbas won his first international cap with Iraq against China in a friendly match.

He played only one season with Kuwait SC in the Kuwait Premier League and has directly aroused the interest of several European clubs especially for his performances with the Iraqi national team. On 6 December 2020, the Portuguese club Gil Vicente officialized the arrival of striker Alaa Abbas for a three-year contract to strengthen the team's offensive in Liga NOS. The number 10 has been granted to him.

Alaa Abbas' agent Aimar Risan stated on Iraqi national television that the contract with Gil Vicente includes a release clause of 25 million euros.