Salam Shaker Ali Dad ( ar, سلام شاكر علي داد , born 31 July 1986) is a former

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of who played for Al-Talaba. He played for the

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until 2016. He was part of the Iraqi team that finished fourth in the

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. Salam was first called up to the Iraqi B team in the 2007 King's Cup. He played his first international match against

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in a friendly on 24 January 2008.

Personal life

Salam is of Kurdish descent from the Feyli tribe. He is the son of Iraqi international defender, Shaker Ali Dad, who played for the national team and Al-Talaba club in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Club career

Al Karkh

Salam started his career at

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based club

Al-Karkh SC Al-Karkh Sports Club ( ar, نادي الكرخ الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Its professional football team plays in the Iraqi Premier League, the top tier of the Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is A ...

before transferring to Al Shorta SC in 2004

Al Shorta

Shakir started all six of

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

2005 AFC Champions League The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The championship was retained by the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad with a 5–3 ...

matches, being subbed off in only one of them. He was signed by

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion an ...

club Al-Talaba in 2005.

Al Talaba

Salam signed for Al Talaba in 2005 for one season, playing 19 times and scoring one goal.

Erbil

Salam moved to Kurdish club Erbil in 2006. He remained there for two seasons where he won 2 league titles.

Al Khor

In 2008 Salam joined Qatari Club Al Khor. He remained there for over 7 years and played more than a century of matches.

Second stint at Al Shorta

Salam returned briefly to Al Shorta in 2015 and remained for one season where Al Shorta finished 3rd in the league.

Al Fateh

Salam signed for Saudi club

Al-Fateh FC Al Fateh Sports Club ( ar, نادي الفتح الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian multi-sports club based in Al-Mubarraz, Al-Ahsa. It is mainly known for its professional football club. The club derives its nickname, "Al-Namothaji" (T''he Parag ...

in 2015. He made his debut against

Khaleej FC Khaleej Football Club ( ar, نادي الخليج بسيهات, nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, Saihat Gulf Club) is a Saudi Arabian multisports club. Located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is a sport, social, educational club. A ...

on 20 August of that year. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over

Al-Taawoun FC Al Taawoun Football Club ( ar, التعاون, lit=Cooperation) is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Professional League, the top tier of Saudi Football. The club play th ...

in April 2016. Al Fateh narrowly avoided relegation in his first season for the club. Salam and Al Fateh mutually agreed to terminate the contract, citing player's personal reasons to do so.

Al-Ittihad Kalba

On 4 July 2016, it was announced that

Al-Ittihad Kalba SC Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates. History Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...

would sign Salam Shaker on a free transfer. Salam was named captain of the team for the 2016/17 AGL Season. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 April 2017.

International career

Shakir represented the former Iraqi Olympic side that won the silver medal at the

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, and he was called into the national B team for the 2007 King's Cup in

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. His debut with the senior team came in January 2008, when he played a defensive role in Iraq's 1–1 friendly draw with Jordan. Shakir made two appearances in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the

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. He played the entirety of the 1–1 draw against China before starting again in the 1–0 loss to

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. Shakir later became a frequent starter for Iraq. He would be first choice center back with Ali Rhema. Shaker played in all the

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matches. Salam Shaker was the starting center back for Iraq in the 2015 Asian cup as the team finished fourth. He scored the deciding penalty Vs Iran in the Quarter final of the competition. On 29 March 2016, hours after captaining Iraq to a 1–0 win over Vietnam in the joint AFC and World cup qualification, Salam Shaker announced his retirement from international football, citing his reason to allow younger players the opportunity to represent the Iraqi national team.

International goals

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Honours

Club

;

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. H ...

: 2006–07, 2007–08 ;

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawraa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الزوراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football ...

: 2017–18

External links

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Salam Shakir on Goalzz

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaker, Salam 1986 births Living people Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate footballers in Qatar Iraqi expatriate footballers Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Al-Khor SC players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Association football central defenders Association football midfielders Al-Fateh SC players Al-Ittihad Kalba SC players Al-Shorta SC players Saudi Professional League players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Asian Games silver medalists for Iraq Asian Games bronze medalists for Iraq Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Kurdish sportspeople