Bashar Resan Bonyan Albu-Mohammed (Arabic: بشار رسن بنيان; born 22 December 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, and the Iraq national team.

Bashar Resan
Bashar Resan in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bashar Resan Bonyan Albu-Mohammed[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Youth career
2007–2009 Ammo Baba School
2009–2011 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (15)
2017–2021 Persepolis 66 (3)
2021–2024 Qatar SC 30 (5)
2024Al-Markhiya (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 (0)
International career
2011–2013 Iraq U17 8 (3)
2013–2014 Iraq U20 7 (2)
2014–2018 Iraq U23 16 (5)
2014– Iraq 55 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Club career

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Early years

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Bashar is the son of former Iraq and Sikak Al-Hadeed player of the 70s, Resan Bonyan.[2] He started playing on Palestine Street in the Iraqi capital for local team 14 Tammuz and had the privilege of being a student at the Ammo Baba Football School from the age of 12 and spent two years at the school before joining Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at 13.[3] He first played for the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Junior team and in the space of just nine months he found himself in the first team.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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Rasan started his career at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, where he made his league debut in 2011. In the 2010–2011 season he was plucked from the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya junior side where at 14 was playing with boys much older than himself to train with the first team after he was seen in a game by team coach Thair Ahmed, and he has been a first team member since. The winger has become the youngest player in the history in their 83-year existence and went on to sign a senior contract with the club. He scored the opening goal of the 2016 Iraq FA Cup Final which his team went on to win.[3]

Persepolis

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On 3 July 2017, Resan signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League Champions Persepolis.[4] He joined the team after the end of the Iraqi regular season, which he won alongside Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He made his league debut in 1–0 loss to Paykan on 17 September.[5] He Played a few minutes in his first season. Resan was influential in his second season at the club and played more there. He scored his first goal against Saipa. His contract was extended until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6][7] On 20 December 2020, he left the club by mutual consent,[8] to move to Qatar SC.[9]

Qatar SC

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On 31 December 2020, Qatar SC announced the signing of Resan after successful seasons with Persepolis.[10][11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 December 2021[12]
Club Division Season League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Persepolis Persian Gulf League 2017–18 16 0 2 0 4 0 28 0
2018–19 25 1 3 0 12 0 38 1
2019–20 22 2 3 1 4 0 27 3
2020–21 3 0 0 0 10 1 11 1
Total 66 3 8 1 30 1 104 5
Qatar SC Qatar Stars League 2020–21 10 2 1 0 11 2
2021–22 15 3 2 1 17 4
Total 91 8 11 2 30 1 132 11

International career

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On 4 September 2014, Resan made his International debut against Peru in a friendly match that ended 0–2 for Peru.[13] He went onto will make his full international debut for Iraq at the age of just 17 years, 8 months and 13 days after first coming to prominence in the Iraqi league in 2010 at the age of 14.[2] After qualifying for the Olympics, the player gave his AFC U-23 winners' medal to a mother whose son was one of 1,700 Iraqi soldiers martyred in the Speicher massacre in 2014.[2]

International

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As of match played 21 March 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iraq 2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 4 2
2020 7 0
2021 9 1
2022 9 0
2023 7 1
2024 4 0
Total 55 4
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 January 2019 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   Yemen 2–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
2. 26 March 2019 Basra Sports City, Basra, Iraq   Jordan 2–1 3–2 2019 International Friendship Championship
3. 7 June 2021 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain   Cambodia 2–0 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 16 November 2023 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq   Indonesia 1–0 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Persepolis

Iraq U-23

Iraq Military

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq Olympic Team Profile". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin (3 September 2014). "The incredible, if not implausible, story of Al-Jawiya's forever-young player Bashar Resan".
  4. ^ Resan signed a two year contract with Persepolis
  5. ^ "Persepolis vs Paykan Lineups".
  6. ^ "Bashar Resan Extends".
  7. ^ "بشار رسن با پرسپولیس تمدید کرد". Persepolis FC. 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ "بیانیه باشگاه پرسپولیس در مورد جدایی بشار رسن". 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ "بشار على أبواب القطراوية".
  10. ^ "Bashar Resan Signs for Qatar SC - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ^ "نادي قطر يتعاقد مع اللاعب الدولي العراقي بشار رسن". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  12. ^ Profile
  13. ^ a b "Bashar Resan".
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