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Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun (; born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as an
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. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan and Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also played for the Iraq national football team between 2002 and 2011. He has two younger brothers, Ayad and Qaed, both also footballers.


Club career

Sadir started his playing career with Nasour Al-Jumhuriya before joining Najaf FC 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, Najaf FC 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
Al-Talaba Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...
where he made several outstanding performances in the Arab Champions League – which earned him a move to Egyptian giants
Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...
for next season. After playing one season with
Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...
, he joined Lebanon league champions Al-Ansar where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles. Sadir moved to Zakho on 14 September 2013. On 11 February 2022, Sadir announced his retirement from football.


International career

Sadir played for the Olympic team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of
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in Iraq's midfield. Before the war, he was named one of the two best players in the 2003–04 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
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in
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that helped Iraq to progress to the second round.


Career statistics


International

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sadir goal''.


Honours

Ansar *
Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...
: 2005–06, 2006–07 *
Lebanese FA Cup The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic Lebanese football. In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1†...
: 2005–06, 2006–07 Ahed * Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09 Iraq *
AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...
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Individual * Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 * Lebanese Premier League Player of the Week: 2008–09 * Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 * Lebanese Premier League top scorer: 2008–09


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Salih Sadir
at iraqsport.com * at aliraqi.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadir, Salih 1981 births Living people People from Najaf Iraqi men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Al-Najaf SC players Al-Talaba SC players Zamalek SC players Al Ansar FC players Al Ahed FC players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Safa SC players Paykan F.C. players Duhok SC players Zakho SC players Al-Zawraa SC players Naft Al-Wasat SC players Al-Minaa SC players Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Iraq Stars League players Lebanese Premier League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Olympic footballers for Iraq Iraq men's international footballers 2004 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Lebanese Premier League top scorers