Striker who joined the Hatters on loan with an obligation to buy from Ipswich Town at the end of the summer transfer window.
Born in Iraq, Ali arrived in the UK as a one-year-old with his family to flee the war, growing up in Liverpool.
He joined Tranmere’s academy before moving to Swansea on a two-year scholarship in 2018 but having failed to break into the team as a youngster in South Wales, he moved to Wycombe in 2021.
Al-Hamadi’s first taste of senior football was a loan spell at Bromley in the National League. It would prove to be quite an introduction to the game. His first-ever senior appearance came in a World Cup qualifier for Iraq against South Korea in November 2021 and he would end the season winning the FA Trophy at Wembley.
After struggling to hold down a starting place at Adams Park, Ali then joined Wimbledon in 2022/23 – and the striker hit the ground running, scoring 10 goals in the final 15 games that season.
And the goals kept coming in the following campaign. He scored 17 goals in 29 games in all competitions for the Dons and that was enough to persuade Ipswich to take him to Portman Road.
He played a part in the Portman Road outfit’s promotion to the top-flight, scoring four times in 14 games, and then played 11 times for Ipswich last season, making his first appearance in the Premier League as a substitute against Liverpool.
Having struggled to hold down a regular place in the starting XI for the Tractor Boys, Ali ended last season on loan at Stoke, scoring on his debut in a 2-1 win at Hull in February.
He played twice for Ipswich at the start of the 2025/26 season before arriving at Kenilworth Road.