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| currentclub = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
| clubnumber = 14
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| youthclubs1 = Sale United
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| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
| caps3 = 1721
| goals3 = 0
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| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1213
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 17:23, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:27, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
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'''Zidane Aamar Iqbal''' ({{lang-langx|ar|زيدان عمار إقبال}}, {{lang-langx|ur|زیدان عامر اقبال}}; born 27 April 2003) is aan Iraqi professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Eredivisie]] club [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]. Born in England, he plays for the [[Iraq national football team|Iraq national team]].
 
Iqbal joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s youth system aged nine. He made his first-team debut in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match in December 2021. Iqbal represented Iraq at [[Iraq national under-23 football team|under-23]] level before making his senior international debut in January 2022.
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==Personal life==
As one of a smalllarge number of [[British Asians in association football]], Iqbal was part of an [[The Football Association|FA]] content series to support South Asian Heritage Month in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/jul/27/fa-supports-south-asian-heritage-month-20210727|title=A New Content Series will be Released to Support South Asian Heritage Month|date=27 July 2021|accessdate=4 August 2021|website=thefa.com|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214042050/https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/jul/27/fa-supports-south-asian-heritage-month-20210727|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Iqbal is [[Muslims|Muslim]], and cites [[Mesut Özil]] as an inspiration for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/zidane-iqbal-interview-with-the-fa-to-mark-south-asian-heritage-month|title=Iqbal Enjoying the 'Rollercoaster Ride'|first=Matthew|last=Holt|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=4 August 2021|website=manutd.com|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804155031/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/zidane-iqbal-interview-with-the-fa-to-mark-south-asian-heritage-month|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/zidane-iqbal-man-united-academy-21218237|title=Manchester United academy star Zidane Iqbal names his football idol|first=Liam|last=Wood|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=4 August 2021|website=manchestereveningnews.co.uk|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521194714/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/zidane-iqbal-man-united-academy-21218237|url-status=live}}</ref> Iqbal has statenstated in interviews that he is fluent in [[English language|English]] and can speak a bit of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Arabic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2023 |title="They Were All Swinging Their Shoes" 🥴 {{!}} Zidane Iqbal {{!}} Spotlight Questions 💬 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrVh7d3X2U=3m41s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520232803/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrVh7d3X2U=3m41s |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=YouTube |quote=Event occurs at 3:41}}</ref>
 
==Career statistics==
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===International===
{{updated|match played 1110 JuneSeptember 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Zidane Iqbal Internationals |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zidane-iqbal/4/ |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Eredivisie players]]
[[Category:Eerste Divisie players]]
[[Category:FC Utrecht players]]
[[Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players]]