Salih Sadir

Salih Sadir

Personal information
Full name	Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun
Date of birth	21 August 1981
Place of birth	Najaf, Iraq
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, second striker
Club information
Current team	Al-Talaba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Najaf FC	?	(?)
2003–2004	Al Talaba	?	(?)
2004–2005	El Zamalek	11	(2)
2005–2008	Al-Ansar	82	(41)
2008–2009	Al-Ahed	29	(33)
2009	Rah Ahan	5	(1)
2010	Safa Beirut	3	(0)
2011	Paykan	12	(2)
2011–2013	Duhok	?	(?)
2013	Zakho	?	(?)
2014	Al-Zawra'a	?	(?)
2014–2015	Duhok	?	(?)
2015–	Al-Talaba	?	(?)
National team
2001–2016	Iraq	61	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 May 2016.

Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun (Arabic: صالح سدير صالح السعدون‎‎ , born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Talaba. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan and Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also plays for the Iraq national football team since 2003. His younger brothers are Ayad Sadir (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) and Qaed Sadir (Najaf FC).

Career

The talented player from the southern city of Najaf, is one of Iraq's most gifted individuals, who excelled playing for the Olympic team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of Nashat Akram in Iraq's midfield. Before the war, he was named one of the two best players in the 2003–2004 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. Saleh Sadeer was one of Bernd Stange's favourite players when the German first arrived in Iraq. He scored an important goal in the 1–1 draw with Vietnam in Hanoi that helped Iraq to progress to the second round. He started his playing career with Sha’abiya team Nasour Al-Jumhuriya before joining Al-Najaf where he progressed through the youth ranks under coach Zuhair Khadim. In 1999, he was promoted into the first team by Najih Hemoud and became a regular. Under coach Hemoud, Al-Najaf became one of Iraq's most entertaining teams with Saleh Sadeer – and captain Falah Hassan, Abbas Wahoudi, Saeed Muhsin, Ali Hashim and Qasim Jalout. In 2003 after the war, he moved to Talaba where he made several outstanding performances in the Arab Champions League – which earned him a move to Egyptian giants Zamalek for next season. After playing one season with Al Zamalek, he joined Lebanon league champions Al-Ansar where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles. salih moved to Zakhoon 14 September 2013.

External links

• Salih Sadir at National-Football-Teams.com
• The Salih Sadir Thread
• Salih Sadir on iraqsport.com
• Asian Cup Profile
• Profil On FIFA.com