Ali Faez Atiyah (Arabic: عَلِيّ فَايِز عَطِيَّة[3] or فَائِز[4] Iraqi Arabic [ˈʕɑli ˈfɑːjəz ʕɐˈt̪ˠɪjjɐ]; born 9 September 1994) is an Iraqi footballer and Olympian[5] who plays as a defender for Iraq Stars League club Al-Najaf and the Iraq national team.
[9] Ali supported Al-Zawraa while he was growing up and cites Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso as his favourite player and is a Real Madrid fan.
[7] The defender, a dead-ball specialist, taking both free-kicks and penalties, can be deployed in the centre of defence, at right back and as a defensive midfielder.
Ali is one of a select few to have played at every level for Iraq from Ishbal (Cubs) to the senior side after making his international debut last year in the 6–0 defeat to Chile in Copenhagen.
[10] When he was handed his international debut by Serbian Vladimir Petrović in 2013 at the age of 18 years, 11 months and 5 days, he became one of the youngest players to represent Iraq.