Naeem Saddam

Naeem Saddam
Personal information
Full name Naeem Saddam Minshid
Date of birth (1968-08-15) 15 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984-1986 Al-Sinaa SC
1986-1990 Al-Rasheed SC
1990-1991 Al-Karkh
1991-1994 Al-Zawraa
1994-1995 Racing Club Beirut
1995-1996 Qatar SC
1996-1998 Al-Zawraa
1998-2001 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2001-2002 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi SC
2002-2004 Al-Sinaa SC
International career
1988–1989 Iraq U20
1988–1993 Iraq
Managerial career
2008 Al-Kahraba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naeem Saddam (born 15 August 1968) is an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq from 1988 to 1993.[1] He is the younger brother of Karim Saddam. Naeem played in the Iraqi Asian Youth Championship winning side in Doha, Qatar in 1988 and scored the winner against Norway in the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia in 1989. He was also part of the Iraqi side that nearly qualified for the World Cup in 1994.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 August 1992 Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid  Ethiopia 9–0 13–0 1992 Jordan Tournament
2. 20 August 1992  Congo 2–0 3–0
3. 28 May 1993  Pakistan 8–0 8–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 16 June 1993 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu  Yemen 1–0 3–0

References

  1. ^ "Iraq - Record International Players".
  2. ^ "Players DataBase: Search Results". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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