Saad Natiq

Saad Natiq Naji, sometimes referred as Suad Natiq Naji (Arabic: سعد ناطق ناجي‎, born March 19, 1994)[1] is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League as a defender and defensive midfielder.[2]

Saad Natiq
Personal information
Full name Saad Natiq Naji
Date of birth (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994
Place of birth Al-Najaf, Iraq
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Selangor FC
Youth career
Al-Najaf FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Masafi Al-Wasat 53 (8)
2015–2017 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 37 (4)
2017–2018 Al-Arabi 21 (2)
2018–2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2019– Al-Shorta
National team‡
2011–2013 Iraq U20 3 (0)
2014–2016 Iraq U23 8 (0)
2015– Iraq 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2019

Club career

Born in Najaf Saad went through the Al-Najaf FC youth system and made his senior debut with his home club under Hatif Shamran in 2009 and was part of the club's first team for two seasons.[3] However it was in the Iraqi capital that Saad made his name, when he joined Doura-based oil refinery club Al-Masafi in the south of Baghdad where he played for three seasons – earning his selection to the Iraqi U-19s.[3] It was under Hakim Shaker that Saad Natiq or Suad Natiq – the English spelling in his passport (Suad is a female name) became one of the nation's recognised defenders. Saad Natiq was born in 1990 according to the identification card issued by the Ministry of Youth this year however his passport states March 19, 1994 – allowing him to play for the Iraqi Under 19s at the FIFA World U-20 Cup in Turkey.[3] It was his spell at Al-Masafi under the command of trainers Hassan Ahmed and Nadhim Shaker that he developed as a player and was transformed into a strong tackling centre half after used in several positions at the club including at right back having first started out as a midfield anchor in his early days at Al-Najaf.[3] In the summer of 2014, the defender was signed by his former Al-Masafi club coach Nadhim Shaker to play for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya after his club were relegated to the first division.[3]

Al Arabi

Saad Natiq signed for Al Arabi for the 2017/18 season. He made his debut on September 17 against Al Sailiya which ended in a 3–1 defeat. He scored his first goal in the Qatar Stars League against Al Rayyan on November 19, with his second coming in the same match.

International career

On August 26, 2015, Natiq made his first international appearance for Iraq against Lebanon in a friendly match.

Honours

Club
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Shorta

International
Iraq U-20
Iraq U-23

References
  1. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - SUAD NATIQ". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. "اللاعب: سعد ناطق ناجي". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq Olympic Team Profile".
  4. http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10495&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary


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