Ali Bahjat
Iraqi footballer
Ali Bahjat Fadhil (Arabic: عَلِيّ بَهْجَت فَاضِل; born 3 March 1992) is a former Iraqi footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of Al-Kadhimiya SC
A defender who could play both centrally and on the right, Bahjat was part of the Al-Quwa Al Jawiya side that won three AFC Cup trophies in a row, he had a long career in the Iraqi league, winning several titles and was capped by the Iraqi national team on 35 occasions. In his first season as a manager, Bahjat lead his hometown club Al-Kadhimiya SC to promotion out of the 3rd tier.
Club career
Ali Bahjat was born in Baghdad, and started his career with local side Al-Kadhimiya, before moving to Iraqi Premier League side Al-Karkh in 2010.
Ahead of 2011–2012 season, Ali Bahjat moved to Kurdish side Duhok, continuing the trend of top Iraqi players moving to Kurdish clubs due to the more stable security situation in their cities compared to the turmoil in Baghdad. His team finished as runners up in the league that season, behind rivals Erbil Sc.
Following his tenure with Duhok, Bahjat returned to Baghdad, this time with Al-Shorta. He would spend two seasons with the club before being released in December 2015.
In December 2015 Bahjat joined Al Mina'a for the remainder of the 15-16 league season, where he took part in 10 matches for the club.
He would move back to Baghdad, and join Al-Quwa Al Jawiya the following season.
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