Karrar Jaafar Gatea (Arabic: كَرَّار جَعْفَر كَاطِع; born 29 July 2006) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Iraq Stars League side Al-Minaa.
[7] In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[8] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, He was Al-Minaa's top scorer that season, scoring 8 goals, scoring against Al-Najaf,[9] Al-Hudood,[10] Al-Zawraa,[11] Karbala,[12] Zakho,[13] Erbil,[14] Naft Maysan,[15] and Dohuk.
[18] Jaafar was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-17 coach Ahmed Kadhim selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-17.
[22] He was also selected by the coach Emad Mohammed to be part of the 26-man Iraq U20 squad to play in the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.
[25] He also scored the winner against Thailand in the final round match, helping his team qualify for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China.