Salih Sadir
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Najaf, Iraq[2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, second striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Najaf | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Najaf | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Al-Najaf | (10) | |
2003–2004 | Al-Talaba | (0) | |
2004–2005 | Zamalek | 11 | (2) |
2005–2008 | Ansar | 57 | (30) |
2008–2009 | Ahed | 20 | (27) |
2009–2010 | Rah Ahan | 5 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Safa | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Paykan | 12 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Al-Najaf | (3) | |
2012–2013 | Duhok | (11) | |
2013–2014 | Zakho | (0) | |
2014 | Al-Zawraa | (1) | |
2014–2015 | Duhok | (2) | |
2015 | Al-Talaba | (0) | |
2015–2017 | Naft Al-Wasat | (10) | |
2017–2018 | Al-Mina'a | (2) | |
2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | (2) | |
2018–2019 | Naft Al-Wasat | (6) | |
2019– | Al-Najaf | (1) | |
National team | |||
2002–2012 | Iraq | 56 | (7) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2019 |
Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun (Arabic: صالح سدير صالح السعدون; born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Najaf.
Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan and Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also played for the Iraq national football team between 2002 and 2011. He has two younger brothers, Ayad and Qaed, both also footballers.[citation needed]
Club career[]
Sadir started his playing career with Nasour Al-Jumhuriya before joining Najaf FC where he progressed through the youth ranks under coach Zuhair Khadim.[citation needed] In 1999, he was promoted into the first team by Najih Hemoud and became a regular. Under coach Hemoud, Najaf FC became one of Iraq's most entertaining teams with Saleh Sadeer – and captain Falah Hassan, Abbas Wahoudi, Saeed Muhsin, Ali Hashim and Qasim Jalout.[citation needed]
In 2003 after the war, he moved to Al-Talaba where he made several outstanding performances in the Arab Champions League – which earned him a move to Egyptian giants Zamalek SC for next season.[citation needed] After playing one season with Zamalek SC, he joined Lebanon league champions Al-Ansar where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles.[citation needed] Sadir moved to Zakho on 14 September 2013.[citation needed]
International career[]
Sadir played for the Olympic team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of Nashat Akram in Iraq's midfield.[citation needed] Before the war, he was named one of the two best players in the 2003–04 season by an Iraqi FA panel and became a regular in Stange's Olympic squad making his debut in the 2–1 defeat to Qatar in the former Oman and Perth Glory coach's first game in charge of Iraq.[citation needed] Saleh Sadeer was one of Bernd Stange's favourite players when the German first arrived in Iraq.[citation needed] He scored an important goal in the 1–1 draw with Vietnam in Hanoi that helped Iraq to progress to the second round.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sadir goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 September 2004 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2 | 2–0 | ||||||
3 | 3 December 2004 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
4 | 25 July 2006 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
5 | 6 September 2006 | Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
6 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2007 WAFF Championship | |
7 | 24 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2007 WAFF Championship |
Honours[]
Ansar
Ahed
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Player of the Week: 2008–09
- Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 2008–09
References[]
- ^ "Salih Sadir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Salih Sadir". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links[]
- Salih Sadir – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Salih Sadir at National-Football-Teams.com
- Salih Sadir at Soccerway
- Salih Sadir at iraqsport.com
- Salih Sadir at aliraqi.org
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Najaf
- Iraqi footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Najaf FC players
- Al-Talaba SC players
- Zamalek SC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Al Ahed FC players
- Rah Ahan players
- Safa SC players
- Paykan F.C. players
- Duhok SC players
- Zakho FC players
- Al-Zawraa SC players
- Naft Al-Wasat SC players
- Al-Mina'a SC players
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players
- Iraqi Premier League players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Olympic footballers of Iraq
- Iraq international footballers
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Iraqi expatriate footballers
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
- Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Expatriate footballers in Lebanon
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- Lebanese Premier League top scorers