Hawar Mulla Mohammed Club: Esteghlal Position: Winger Age: 29

A talented winger, he was part of the Iraq side that famously won the 2007 Asian Cup and again impressed as they reached the quarter-finals of this year’s tournament. His career high point was playing and scoring in the UEFA Champions League with Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta, though he has never quite kicked on to make it big at club level. Provides Esteghlal with a real X-Factor for this tournament.