On Friday, we had the honour of welcoming back Zidane Iqbal, a William Hulme's Grammar School Alumni that left in 2019.
Zidane is now a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football Club Utrecht. FC Utrecht is a Dutch professional football club that competes in the Eredivisie (the top tier of Dutch football). Zidane will also be playing for the Iraq national team at the World Cup 2026.
Zidane led a Q&A session with our Year 7 students about his career journey and also reconnected with teachers that taught him; reminiscing of his high school days. Our students were delighted to meet him. It was our pleasure having Zidane back at WHGS, he has accomplished so much and we are all proud of his efforts and determination.
We wish Zidane Iqbal all the best with his football career, but most of all, we wish him good luck at the World Cup!