Samer Saeed

Samer Saeed
Personal information
Full name Samer Saeed Mujbel
Date of birth July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01) (age 24)
Place of birth Al-Hilla, Iraq
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right Winger, Side midfielder
Club information
Current club Najaf
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–2006 Arbil FC ? (?)
2006–2007 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ? (?)
2007–2009 Al-Ahly Tripoli 26 (8)
2009–2010 Al-Shamal 10 (2)
2010 Al-Sailiya
2010–2011 Al-Ahly Tripoli
2011 Al Zawraa
2011- Najaf 0 (0)
National team
2006– Iraq 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2006.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2011

Samer Saeed (Arabic: سامر سعيد‎) (born July 1, 1987, in Iraq) is an Iraqi midfielder. Samer plays currently with Najaf FC in Iraq, and for the Iraq national football team.

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Career

Saeed belongs among the generation of Iraqi players who emerged after 2003. As a teenager, he was recruited by Arbil FC, where he remained until 2006. After spending the next season with Baghdad-based Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, he moved to Al-Ahly Tripoli in Libya in 2007. Saeed made a name for himself in his adopted country and was named Libya's ‘Best Foreign Player of the Year' in 2008.

International career

In his international debut, a friendly with Jordan on 24 January 2008, Samer Saeed donned the number 8 jersey, a number Ahmad Abd Ali had seemingly made his own in Iraq's title-winning campaign at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The game ended 1-1, with Saeed playing impressively in his creative role. Prior to this senior bow, the diminutive midfielder had figured prominently with the Iraqi Olympic side that won silver at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.

Attributes

Standing just 165 cm tall, Saeed is one of the shortest players in the Iraqi team. But what he lacks in physical stature, the midfielder makes up for with pace, skill and creativity.

Honours

Country

Clubs

Personal

Samer is the twin brother of the Iraqi defender Samal Saeed.

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