Jassim Mohammed Ghulam Al Hamd (; born March 11, 1979, in

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

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) is an Iraqi former professional

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who last played for

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

in Iraq.

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A tall defender, Ghulam was a member of the victorious squad in the 2000

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. After starting his career with Al Jaish, he joined

Al Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most ...

before moving to

Al Quwa Al Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. Its football team is one of the ...

. In 2001, Jassim was surprisingly brought into the 2002 World Cup qualifying squad by Adnan Hamad after the sacking of Milan Zivadinovic, but he was not called into the final squad until Sadiq Saadoun and Sabah Jeayer were not fit enough to travel to Kazakhstan, making his debut in the 4–2 win over Nepal. In August 2006, he left Al Quwa Al Jawiya to join

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’s Al Baqaa before recently moving to Jordanian league champions

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. In 2007 Ghulam played all 6 matches with Iraq national team to win the Asian cup for the first time in history. He played a big role in defence alongside

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and

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. In 2008 Ghulam signed with

Aboomoslem Football Club Abu Muslim (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xorasan''), commonly known as Abu Muslim, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes in the League 3. The club was founded in 1970 and is named aft ...

International goals

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

Honours

International

* 2002 WAFF Champions *

2007 Asian Cup The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its hi ...

winners

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* 1981 births Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Iran F.C. Aboomoslem players Al-Zawraa SC players Living people Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Al-Rayyan SC players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Al-Shorta SC players Qatar Stars League players {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub