{{Short description|Iraqi footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Salih Sadir | image = | caption = | fullname = Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player|8136|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> | height = 1.75 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|8|21}} | birth_place = [[Najaf]], Iraq<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|salih-sader/109286|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)|second striker]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]] | years1 = 1999–2003 | clubs1 = [[Al-Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]] | caps2 = | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2005–2008 | clubs4 = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 30 | years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]] | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 27 | years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = [[Rah Ahan Tehran F.C.|Rah Ahan]] | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2010–2011 | clubs7 = [[Safa SC|Safa]] | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 = [[Al-Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]] | caps9 = | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = [[Erbil SC|Erbil]] | caps10 = | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2012–2013 | clubs11 = [[Duhok SC|Duhok]] | caps11 = | goals11 = 11 | years12 = 2013–2014 | clubs12 = [[Zakho FC|Zakho]] | caps12 = | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2014 | clubs13 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]] | caps13 = | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2014–2015 | clubs14 = [[Duhok SC|Duhok]] | caps14 = | goals14 = 2 | years15 = 2015 | clubs15 = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]] | caps15 = | goals15 = 0 | years16 = 2015–2017 | clubs16 = [[Naft Al-Wasat SC|Naft Al-Wasat]] | caps16 = | goals16 = 10 | years17 = 2017–2018 | clubs17 = [[Al-Mina'a SC|Al-Mina'a]] | caps17 = | goals17 = 2 | years18 = 2018 | clubs18 = [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] | caps18 = | goals18 = 2 | years19 = 2018–2019 | clubs19 = [[Naft Al-Wasat SC|Naft Al-Wasat]] | caps19 = | goals19 = 6 | years20 = 2019–2020 | clubs20 = [[Al-Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]] | caps20 = | goals20 = 1 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = 110 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] | nationalcaps1 = 56 | nationalgoals1 = 7 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IRQ}}}} {{Medal|Comp|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/<br />Thailand/Vietnam]]|}} }}
'''Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun''' ({{langx|ar|صَالِح سُدَيْر صَالِح السَّعْدُون}}; born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]].
Previously, Sadir played with [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] and [[Paykan F.C.|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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}
==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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}
In 2003 after the war, he moved to [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]] where he made several outstanding performances in the [[Arab Champions League]] – which earned him a move to Egyptian giants [[Zamalek SC]] for next season.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} After playing one season with [[Zamalek SC]], he joined Lebanon league champions [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] where he helped them to two consecutive Lebanon league titles.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} Sadir moved to [[Zakho FC|Zakho]] on 14 September 2013.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}
On 11 February 2022, Sadir announced his retirement from football.<ref>https://twitter.com/AlrabiaSportsTV/status/1492250742849159176 AlrabiaSportsTV</ref>
==International career== Sadir played for the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] team in the qualifying rounds – his performances compensated for the absence of [[Nashat Akram]] in Iraq's midfield.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} Saleh Sadeer was one of [[Bernd Stange]]'s favourite players when the German first arrived in Iraq.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} He scored an important goal in the 1–1 draw with [[Vietnam]] in [[Hanoi]] that helped Iraq to progress to the second round.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}
==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sadir goal''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Salih Sadir |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |align="center"|1 | rowspan="2" |8 September 2004 | rowspan="2" |[[Zhongshan Soccer Stadium]], [[Taipei]], Taiwan | rowspan="2" |{{fb|Chinese Taipei}} |align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |4–1 | rowspan="2" |[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] | |- |align="center"| 2 | align="center" |2–0 | |- | align="center" | 3 |3 December 2004 |[[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates |{{fb|Yemen}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" |3–1 |[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] | |- | align="center" | 4 |25 July 2006 |[[Abbasiyyin Stadium]], [[Damascus]], Syria |{{fb|Syria|1980}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |2–1 |Friendly | |- | align="center" | 5 |6 September 2006 |[[Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Al Ain]], United Arab Emirates |{{fb|PLE}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |2–2 |[[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] | |- | align="center" | 6 |22 June 2007 |[[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan |{{fb|Syria|1980}} | align="center" |3–0 | align="center" |3–0 |[[2007 WAFF Championship]] | |- | align="center" | 7 |24 June 2007 |[[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan |{{fb|Iran}} | align="center" |1–2 | align="center" |1–2 |2007 WAFF Championship | |}
== Honours == '''Ansar''' * [[Lebanese Premier League]]: [[2005–06 Lebanese Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Lebanese Premier League|2006–07]] * [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: [[2005–06 Lebanese FA Cup|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Lebanese FA Cup|2006–07]]
'''Ahed''' * Lebanese FA Cup: [[2008–09 Lebanese FA Cup|2008–09]]
'''Iraq''' * [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]
'''Individual''' * [[Lebanese Premier League Best Player]]: 2006–07,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-09|title=تقرير مفصل مع الصور الحصرية لكوورة لبنانية عن مهرجان المنار 2006-2007|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=23888|access-date=2022-02-10|website=كووورة}}</ref> [[2007–08 Lebanese Premier League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Lebanese Premier League|2008–09]] * [[Lebanese Premier League Player of the Week]]: 2008–09 * [[Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season]]: [[2006–07 Lebanese Premier League|2006–07]],<ref name=":2007">{{Cite web|last=Al Sahili|first=Mohamed|date=4 July 2007|title=|script-title=ar:تقرير مفصل مع الصور الحصرية لكوورة لبنانية عن مهرجان المنار 2006–2007|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=23888|access-date=10 February 2022|website=Kooora|language=ar}}</ref> [[2007–08 Lebanese Premier League|2007–08]],<ref name=":2008">{{Cite web|date=10 July 2008|title=|script-title=ar:العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار"|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2008-07-10/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|access-date=13 February 2022|website=alkhaleej.ae|language=ar}}</ref> [[2008–09 Lebanese Premier League|2008–09]]<ref name=":2009">{{Cite web|date=13 May 2009|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان المنار... والكأس بين العهد والساحل|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/136439|access-date=13 February 2022|website=al-akhbar|language=ar}}</ref> * [[List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers|Lebanese Premier League top scorer]]: [[2008–09 Lebanese Premier League|2008–09]]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{FIFA|213713}} * {{NFT player|8136}} * {{Soccerway|69527}} * [http://www.iraqsport.com/imgdb/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=14 Salih Sadir] at iraqsport.com * {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130223091232/http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75723 Salih Sadir]}} at aliraqi.org
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