Abdulla Al-Kalisy
Abdulla Al-Kalisy (born 7 January 1996) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Auckland City. Early lifeAl-Kalisy was born in 1996 in Iraq. He grew up in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He started playing football at the age of ten.[2] Club careerIn 2017, Al-Kalisy signed for New Zealand side Tasman United. He was described as being in "good form for the early ISPS Handa Premiership leaders".[3] International careerAl-Kalisy has been called up to represent Iraq internationally at youth level. He was first called up to the Iraq national under-23 football team in 2017.[4] Personal lifeAl-Kalisy obtained New Zealand citizenship. He has worked as a diversity and inclusion officer.[5] He is the older brother of Iraqi footballer Yousif Al-Kalisy.[6] References
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