Saad Abdul-Amir
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saad Abdul-Amir Al-Zirjawi | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Al-Karkh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Al-Karkh | 40 | (0) |
2010–2015 | Erbil SC | 77 | (18) |
2015–2017 |
Al-Qadisiyah | 38 | (7) |
2017 | Al-Ahli | 10 | (1) |
2017–2018 |
Al-Shabab | 18 | (3) |
2018–2021 |
Al-Shorta | 56 | (5) |
2021–2023 |
Al-Zawraa | ||
2023– | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
International career‡ | |||
2011–2014 | Iraq U23 | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Iraq Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (1) |
2010–2022 | Iraq | 79 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2022 |
Saad Abdul-Amir Luaibi Al-Zirjawi (
Club career
Early career
Saad began playing for shaabiya teams in the Shuala district of Baghdad, then with the Al-Shuala club juniors and Al-Kadhimiya before joining Al-Karkh, guiding them to promotion back to the top flight in 2010.[2]
Saad came into the international fold in 2010 after impressing for the Iraqi School team.
Al-Karkh
Saad was handed his debut aged just 16 in 2008, he played for 3 seasons in the Iraqi Second division where his defensive prowess and short passing ability earned him a transfer to Kurdish side Erbil. Saad Played 40 times for Al Karkh by the time he was 18.
Erbil
Saad Joined Erbil in 2010, it is there where his performances earned him his first call up to the national side. Saad remained at the club for 5 years, winning the league title once and finishing runner up in the AFC Cup Twice.[4][5] He moved to Al Qadisiyah in 2015.[6]
Al-Qadisiyah
- 2015/2016
Saad Moved to Al-Qadisiyah in summer 2015 on a one-year contract and was handed the number 25 Shirt.
- 2016/2017
In his second season, Saad Returned after the Olympic games to Al-Qadisiyah and participated in Match day two against
Al-Ahli
Saad made the switch on January 15, 2017, to Al-Ahli replace Luíz Carlos in a transfer fee of a million euro to the club.[9] contract that will run until 2018.[10]
He made his debut on January 20 of 2017 in the
Al-Shabab
Saad Abdul-Emir signed for
Statistics
As of 29 May 2017
Club | Season | Saudi Premier League
|
Crown Prince Cup
|
Saudi Champions Cup
|
Saudi Super Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Ahli
| |||||||||||||
2016–17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4 | |
Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
Style of play
Saad is a Defensive and centre midfielder. He excels in positioning and close range ball control. Saad has also been praised for his leadership qualities.[22]
International career
In 2010 he was included in German Wolfgang Sidka’s first squad and was one of only three players from an initial 26 players that was selected for the final 2010 WAFF Championship squad, and made his debut in a 3-2 friendly win over Oman national football team, prior to the tournament, which Iraq won the match 3–2.[2][23] With the likes of Qusay Munir, Salih Sadir and Nashat Akram blocking his way, Saad had to play understudy to the 2007 Asian Cup winners for most of his time with the national side.[3]
Saad scored his first goal for the national team in 2013 in a 1-1 draw with Yemen.[24] Saad was in the Squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, as well as the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.
Rio 2016
Abdul-Amir was selected as one of the 3 over 23 players in Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.[25] He was the captain in all three games and scored Iraq's Only Goal in the final group game against South Africa.[26] Iraq Crashed out of the tournament finishing third in the group with 3 draws.[27]
International goals
Iraq U-23
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 August 2016 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | South Africa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
National team
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[28]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 8 October 2013 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Beirut | Yemen | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 6 October 2016 | Saitama |
Japan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 18 March 2017 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
4. | 31 August 2017 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | Thailand | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Erbil SC
- Al-Shorta
- Iraqi Premier League: 2018–19
- Iraqi Super Cup: 2019
- Al-Zawraa
International
- Iraq
- WAFF Championship runner-up: 2012
- AFC Asian Cup fourth-place: 2015
Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA Tournament Player". Archived from the original on January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin. "Profile of Iraq's 23-Man 2015 Asian Cup Squad".
- ^ a b c d e Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq Olympic Team Profile". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "للمرة الأولى أربيل إلى المباراة النهائية". 23 October 2012.
- ^ "نادي اربيل يواجه القادسية الكويتي في 18 اكتوبر بنهائي كأس اتحاد اسيا".
- ^ "لاعب اربيل سعد الامير يتعاقد مع القادسية السعودي". www.alghadpress.com.
- ^ "العراقي عبد الأمير ينتظم في معسكر القادسية السعودي غدا".
- ^ "القادسية السعودي يجدد تعاقده مع العراقي عبد الأمير".
- ^ "القادسية السعودي يكشف قيمة انتقال الأمير للأهلي".
- ^ "الاهلي السعودي يضم العراقي سعد عبد الامير حتى 2018".
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (January 20, 2017). "📸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (January 27, 2017). "📸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Saad Abdul-Amir scores against ex-club to open up Al-Ahli account". 13 February 2017.
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (February 18, 2017). "🇸🇦" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Al Hilal seal Saudi Pro League title - AFC". www.the-afc.com.
- ^ "Al-Hilal wins King's Cup". 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Al Ahli secure AFC Champions League quarter-final spot". 30 May 2017.
- ^ "سعد عبدالأمير ينهي علاقته بالأهلي ويوقع للشباب". alarabiya.net. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (August 9, 2017). "📰" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "العراقي عبدالأمير سادس أجانب الشباب". 9 August 2017.
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (August 19, 2017). "📸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "مدرب الأهلي: سعد الأمير أدهشني". www.almowaten.net.
- ^ "first International Iraq vs Oman".
- ^ "saad goal in yemen".
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Iraq - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Matches - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Groups - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Al-Zirjawi, Saad Abdul-Amir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
- Video on YouTubeSaad Abdulameer vs Brazil Olympics 2016
- Saad Abdulameer at Soccerway
- Saad Abdulamir at Goalzz.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 1, 2012)
- Saad Abdulameer – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Saad Luaibi at NBC Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived September 19, 2016)