Ali Adnan Kadhim

He chose the shirt number 53, as it was the same year the club Çaykur Rizespor was established, in 1953, stating that he feels that Çaykur Rizespor is like his home.

Ali Adnan Kadhim Al-Tameemi (علي عدنان كاظم التميمي; born 19 December 1993) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mes Rafsanjan and the Iraq national team.

It was only after Karim Kurdi was appointed head coach of the club in 2010, that Adnan became a regular with the seniors.

The coach was able to give the attacking left sided player the confidence in his own abilities and Adnan went from strength to strength, dislodging his idol and teammate, the Iraqi international Bassim Abbas on the left flank, first at club level and then with Iraq.

He scored seven goals for Baghdad FC in total.

Two were in the 2010–11 season (against Naft Maysan and Al-Hasanain), three were in the 2011–12 season (two against Kirkuk FC and one against Al-Sinaa) and two were in the 2012–13 season (against Al-Minaa and Al-Kahraba).

Adnan has played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was one of Iraq's star players as the underdogs went on to reach the semi-final.

He won the 2013 Asian Young Footballer of the Year.

Adnan was graduated from the prestigious Ammo Baba Football School situated opposite the Al-Shaab Stadium, where he spent the early part of his football education.

In his five years at the school, and despite being one of the youngest kids at the time, he excelled and progressed from the Baraem ("Buds") and Ashbal ("Cubs") teams.

The player sees his time at the school as an important foundation of his career and a key part of his development.

He moved from the school, to one of Iraq's top clubs Al-Zawraa – joining one of the best youth set-ups in the country, and also his uncle’s former club, playing at Nasha’een (Under 17) level and then the youth team.

After spending a season in the youth team at city rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, he transferred to big spenders Baghdad FC.

There he first played for the Baghdad FC's youth side and was invited to the senior team by head coach Yahya Alwan, at a relatively young age but because of the depth in the squad, he returned to the youth set-up.

During the 2013 winter transfer window, the player received an offer from Saudi club Ittihad FC, to replace Croatian player Anas Sharbini.

However the deal fell through when his agent was unable to complete the transfer.

The player had been expected to fly to Saudi Arabia to hold negotiations but obtaining a visa to Saudi Arabia would have taken two days and the transfer window would close on the following day, so the deal could not be completed.

On 1 August 2013, Adnan officially agreed to sign a five-year contract deal with Çaykur Rizespor.

On 1 September 2013, Adnan scored his first goal in the Turkish Süper Lig for Çaykur Rizespor against Kayseri Erciyesspor in the 7th minute from long distance.

On 14 September 2013, Adnan scored his second goal with Çaykur Rizespor against Gaziantepspor from a free kick from 35 metres.

Adnan contributed to his team with 4 goals and 10 assists, due to the football and the team he played, he became one of the fans' favorite footballers during his time playing at Çaykur Rizespor.

On 2 September 2013, Napoli made a €7 million transfer bid to Çaykur Rizespor for Adnan on a five-year deal, but it was rejected by Çaykur Rizespor's board of directors.

According to the rizesporlular.com.

The following season, Adnan was a bench player or out of the squad.

At the end of the season he moved to Italy.

On 1 July 2015, Adnan was announced as Udinese's new signing with a five-year contract.

This made Adnan the first ever Iraqi player to play in the Serie A.

He made his competitive debut for the club in a 3–1 victory against Novara in the Coppa Italia, and his Serie A debut came in a 1–0 win away to defending champions Juventus.

Adnan scored his first goal for the club by a free kick against Genoa where the game ended in a 2–1 defeat for his side.

Adnan became a fan favorite at Udinese and impressed when he played.

He had an impressive debut season in the Serie A, but his chances were limited in his second season after the arrival of a new manager and he was linked with moves away from the Italian club. Adnan impressed when he did play for Udinese, but his chances were limited as he was mainly used as a bench player and he has been linked with multiple moves away from the club.

On 17 August 2018, Adnan joined Atalanta on a season-long loan, in a deal that saw Marco D'Alessandro moving to Udinese in exchange.

After a dispute with the manager, Gasperini, he was told he'd be out of the manager's plans for the season.

Since the dispute occurred after the winter transfer market closed, he was forced to make a move to a league outside Europe to continue playing until the end of the season.

On 9 March 2019, Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer announced that they had secured a loan deal until the end of June, and made the transfer permanent in July 2019.

On 3 July 2021, Whitecaps FC and Adnan agreed to a mutual contract termination due to complications with his Visa.

On 5 November 2021, the club officially announced the signing of Adnan after 4 months without a club.

Less than a month after his arrival, Adnan suffered a serious knee injury: the Iraqi tore one of the cruciate ligaments in his knee, meaning he would be out for the rest of the season.

In May 2022 Vejle confirmed, that Adnan would leave the club, as his contract had come to an end.

On 11 August 2022, Russian First League side Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Adnan after he had spent a number of weeks training with the club.