{{short description|Palestinian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Iyad Abu Gharqoud | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|07|22}} | birth_place = Gaza, Palestine | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | position = Forward | currentclub = Ahli Al-Khaleel | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Khadamat Al-Shateh | years1 = 2008–2009 | years2 = 2009–2011 | years3 = 2011–2013 | years4 = 2013–2014 | years5 = 2014–2015 | years6 = 2015–2016 | years7 = 2016–2017 | years8 = 2017 | years9 = 2017–2018 | years10 = 2018–2019 | years11 = 2019 | years12 = 2019– | clubs1 = Khadamat Al-Shateh | clubs2 = Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | clubs3 = Shabab Al-Khaleel | clubs4 = Al-Baqa'a | clubs5 = Hilal Al-Quds | clubs6 = Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari | clubs7 = Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | clubs8 = Markaz Balata | clubs9 = Shabab Alsamu | clubs10 = Abna Al Quds | clubs11 = Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | clubs12 = Ahli Al-Khaleel | caps1 = | caps2 = 22 | caps3 = | caps4 = 9 | caps5 = | caps6 = | caps7 = | caps8 = | caps9 = | caps10 = | caps11 = | caps12 = | goals1 = | goals2 = 20 | goals3 = | goals4 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2011– | nationalteam1 = Palestine | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | pcupdate = 28 September 2013 | ntupdate = 6 February 2013 }}
'''Iyad Abu Gharqoud''' ({{langx|ar|إياد أبو غرقود}}; born 22 July 1988 in Gaza) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Baqa'a in the Jordan Premier League and Palestine national team.
==Career== He was the league's joint-top leading scorer in 2010–11 season with Shabab Al-Am'ari scoring an impressive 20 goals in 22 league games.<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=46810 إياد أبو غرقود – I. abu gharqoud – كووورة<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || 20 November 2012 || Amman, Jordan || {{fb|Syria|1980}} || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- |2. || 11 December 2012 || Kuwait City, Kuwait || {{fb|Lebanon}} || 1–0 || Win || 2012 WAFF Championship |}
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==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=43921}} *{{FIFA player|345549}} *Iyad Abu Gharqoud [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/opinion/fifa-should-give-israel-the-red-card.html?searchResultPosition=21 FIFA Should Give Israel the Red Card] NYTimes.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Gharqoud, Iyad}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Palestinian men's footballers Category:Footballers from Gaza City Category:Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari players Category:Shabab Al-Khaleel SC players Category:Hilal Al-Quds Club players Category:Taraji Wadi Al-Nes players Category:Markaz Balata players Category:Shabab Alsamu players Category:Shabab Al-Dhahiriya SC players Category:Ahli Al-Khaleel players Category:Palestine men's international footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Category:Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Category:West Bank Premier League players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Palestinian expatriate men's footballers