Nouri was born in
Urmia, Iran to
Kurdish parents and moved with his family to Sweden as a child. He started his football career at
Vasalund before joining
AIK at the age of 13. He won the
JSM final with AIK and where he scored in the final against
Västra Frölunda. He made his A-team debut in AIK on 7 October 2005, against
Falkenberg in the Superettan. In 2006 he was with AIK's A-team but was loaned to
Åtvidaberg. ÖFK were drawn in group J alongside
Athletic Bilbao,
Hertha BSC, and
Zorya Luhansk. ÖFK finished second in the group, level on points with Bilbao. Nouri became the first Iraqi to score in the Europa League when he scored the winner against Hertha Berlin. ÖFK were knocked out by Arsenal in the round of 32. ==International career==