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{{short description|Iraqi footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{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 = 2012–2013
| clubs10 = [[Duhok SC|Duhok]]
| caps10 = 
| goals10 = 11
| years11 = 2013–2014
| clubs11 = [[Zakho FC|Zakho]]
| caps11 = 
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2014
| clubs12 = [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| caps12 = 
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2014–2015
| clubs13 = [[Duhok SC|Duhok]]
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2015
| clubs14 = [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]
| caps14 = 
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2015–2017
| clubs15 = [[Naft Al-Wasat SC|Naft Al-Wasat]]
| caps15 = 
| goals15 = 10
| years16 = 2017–2018
| clubs16 = [[Al-Mina'a SC|Al-Mina'a]]
| caps16 = 
| goals16 = 2
| years17 = 2018
| clubs17 = [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]
| caps17 = 
| goals17 = 2
| years18 = 2018–2019
| clubs18 = [[Naft Al-Wasat SC|Naft Al-Wasat]]
| caps18 = 
| goals18 = 6
| years19 = 2019–2020
| clubs19 = [[Al-Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]]
| caps19 = 
| goals19 = 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}}
| 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}}
| 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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