 In 2009, at the age of 17, Ahmad, along with teammate Karrie Tariq, went to Arbil FC on a one-year contract which was worth 60m Iraqi Dinars.Other than his short stint at Al Wasl, Ahmad remained at Arbil for 5 years until 2014.In January 2013, he signed a six-month loan deal with Emarati side Al-Wasl, who he remained with until the end of the 2012/13 season.