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, and

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. In 1988, Saad was called up to play for the Iraqi U-19 in the Asian Youth Championship in

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, where the team won the tournament and qualified to play in the 1989 World Youth Championship in

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. In 1988, he was given his international debut and become a permanent fixture of the Iraqi national team until 1994. Saad was an attacking left back or left side of midfield. He started his career at Al-Shabab alongside captain

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, Hameed Rasheed and Ismail Mohammed. After the large flow of top players turning professional and moving abroad, Saad decided to move, playing for Tunisian team Club Africain during the mid-90s.

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