Direen Mulla Bakr Explained

Direen Mahmood Mulla Bakr (ar|ديرين محمود ملا بكر; born 13 January 2000) is an Iraqi football and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Naft Al-Shamal in the Iraqi Women's Football League.

International career

Mulla Bakr has been capped for Iraq at senior level in both football and futsal.^[3]

In football, she represented Iraq in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in 2017, where she played five games.^[1]

In futsal, Mulla Bakr played for Iraq at the WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in 2022 and scored four goals including a goal in the final against Saudi Arabia which helped Iraq win the title for the first time in its history.^{[4] [5]}

Honours

Iraq (futsal)

• WAFF Women's Futsal Championship: 2022

Naft Al-Shamal

• WAFF Women's Clubs Championship third place: 2022^[6]

See also

• Women's football in Iraq

Notes and References

1. Web site: Direen Mulla Bakr. globalsportsarchive.com. en. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801183206/https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/direen-mulla-bakr/175839/. live.
2. Web site: Direen Mahmood Bakr. fbref.com. en. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801183437/https://fbref.com/en/players/7906cf24/Direen-Mahmood-Bakr. live.
3. Web site: إختيار 22 لاعبة لوطني كرة الصالات. azzaman.com. ar. 17 May 2022. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801185105/https://www.azzaman.com/%D8%A5%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-22-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA/. live.
4. Web site: Iraq defeat Saudi Arabia to clinch WAFF Women's Futsal Championship title. the-afc.com. en. 25 June 2022. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801184100/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/waff_womens_futsal_championship/news/iraq_defeat_saudi_arabia_to_clinch_waff_womens_futsal_championship_title.html. live.
5. Web site: سيدات العراق يحصدن لقب غرب آسيا على حساب السعودية. kooora.com. ar. 24 June 2022. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801185505/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1150561. live.
6. Web site: سيدات نفط الشمال يظفرن بالمركز الثالث في غرب آسيا. kooora.com. ar. 20 July 2022. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801190152/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1157276. live.