Ahmed Mnajed Abbas (Arabic: أحمد مناجد) (born 13 December 1981) is a former Iraqi footballer. He last played for Sulaymaniya FC in Iraq and the Iraq national football team. He usually played the second striker position.

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Ahmed Mnajed

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Mnajed Abbas
Date of birth	(1981-12-13) 13 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kirkuk, Iraq
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Second striker, Winger
Team information
Current team	Erbil SC (Assist. Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Al-Karkh	?	(?)
2000–2003	Al-Shorta	?	(?)
2003–2004	Al-Zawraa	?	(?)
2004–2006	Al-Riffa	?	(?)
2006–2008	Al-Ansar	48	(8)
2008	Al-Wahda	?	(?)
2008–2009	Al-Talaba	?	(?)
2009–2010	Al-Ansar	?	(?)
2010–2011	Duhok	?	(?)
2011–2012	Baghdad	?	(?)
2012–2013	Sulaymaniyah	15	(5)
International career‡
2001–2010	Iraq	36	(10)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Erbil U19
2021	Erbil SC (Assist. Coach)
2021	Erbil SC (Caretaker)
2021–	Erbil SC (Assist. Coach)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Iraq AFC Asian Cup Winner 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/ Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2010

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Ahmed Menajed was in the Iraq squad in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, but he featured in only one game, coming on as a substitute against Turkmenistan. After the tournament, he moved from Al Zawra’a to Bahrain side Rifaa in October 2004. He spent two seasons in Bahrain before joining Lebanon's Al Ansar in August 2006, helping them to win their 13th Lebanon League title this year. He was brought into the Iraqi national team by Milan Zivadinovic, making his international debut as a half-time substitute in the 0–0 draw with Lebanon on January 31, 2001.^[1]

He played for Iraq at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[2]

As of match played 23 December 2021