Saif Jassim

Saif Jassim (Arabic: سيف جاسم‎ , born 1996), is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Mina'a in Iraqi Premier League.[1]

Saif Jassim
Personal information
Full name Saif Jassim Abdul Jalil
Date of birth (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Mina'a
Number 55
Youth career
0000–2011 Al-Zawraa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011−2012 Al-Zawraa (0)
2011−2012 →Al-Taji (loan) (4)
2012−2014 Al-Sinaa (1)
2014 Zakho (0)
2014−2015 Al-Najaf (1)
2015−2017 Al-Hudood (1)
2017−2018 Naft Al-Wasat (0)
2018 Erbil (0)
2018−2019 Al-Hudood (1)
2019− Al-Mina'a 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Iraq U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2011

Club career

Saif Jassim started playing football at Al-Zawraa Academy, and in 2011 the coach Radhi Shenaishel promoted him from the youth team to play in the first team, then he was loaned to Al-Taji to get the opportunity to play continuously.[2] On June 2, 2012 Saif scored his first goal in the Iraqi Premier League for Al-Taji against Al-Najaf, in the match that ended 4–1 for Al-Najaf.[3]

On August 27, 2012, Saif moved to Al-Sinaa for one season,[4] and after he presented a distinguished level with the team, his contract was renewed for an additional season,[5] and he scored his first goal for Al-Sinaa Club against Masafi Al-Wasat on August 7, 2013 in the match that ended with a 2–2 draw.[6]

On August 13, 2014, in the summer transfer stage, Saif moved to Zakho, but he left the team in the winter transfer stage in the same season to sign with Al-Najaf on December 11, 2014,[7] and he scored his first goal for Al-Najaf against Duhok on April 26, 2015, in which Al-Najaf won 2–1.[8]

In 2015 Saif moved to Al-Hudood, and scored his first goal for Al-Hudood against his former club Al-Najaf on October 26, 2016, in the match that ended in a 2–2 draw. Saif scored the draw goal in extra time.[9] In 2017 and during the summer transfer period, Saif moved to Naft Al-Wasat, and in the winter transfer period of the same season he moved to Erbil on March 20, 2018,[10] and in the following season Jassim returned to Al-Hudood on August 8, 2018,[11] and on July 23, 2019, Saif scored the second goal for Al-Hudood against his former team, Naft Al-Wasat, in the match that ended in a 2–2 draw, and saved his team from a loss.[12]

On August 20, 2019, Saif moved to Al-Mina'a[13] and presented a distinguished level with the team at the start of the league, but the league competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] On July 17, 2020, Al-Mina'a returned to renew its contract with Saif for an additional season.[15]

Style of play

Saif plays as a defensive midfielder and provides solutions to the team, as he is distinguished by cutting the balls and by his success in linking the defense line to the attack, and he works to supply the attack line with effective passes, and he can score goals as well.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 March 2020[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Mina'a 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League 8010——90
2020–21 0000——00
Total 8010————90
Career total 8010————90

References
  1. Saif Jassim at Soccerway
  2. برنامج اسأل القبطان الحلقة الثانية ضيف الحلقة لاعب نادي الميناء: سيف جاسم تقديم: سجاد محمد (in Arabic). youtube clip. 1 March 2020.
  3. رباعية نظيفة للنجف بمرمى ضيفه التاجي (in Arabic). najaf-news.com. 3 June 2012.
  4. الهيئة الإدارية للنادي تجدد الثقة بالملاك التدريبي للفريق الكروي للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). sinaasportclub.com. 27 August 2012.
  5. فالح موسى: الصناعة ينهي معسكره التدريبي في النجف ويطير لتركيا في العشرين من الشهر الحالي للدخول بمعسكره الخارجي (in Arabic). ikhnews.com. 14 September 2012.
  6. الدوري العراقي الممتاز: 7 أغسطس 2013 - مصافي الوسط ضد الصناعة (in Arabic). kooora.com. 7 August 2013.
  7. النجف يتعاقد مع ستة لاعبين جـدد (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. 22 December 2014.
  8. الطلاب يحققون الفوز الأول في 2015 والنجف تقهر دهوك (in Arabic). azzaman.com. 27 April 2015.
  9. الحدود يحقق مفاجاة ويتعادل مع نادي النجف (in Arabic). alliraqnews.com. 26 October 2016.
  10. أربيل يتعاقد مع لاعب جديد (in Arabic). aynaliraqnews.com. 20 March 2018.
  11. الحدود يستقطب لاعبا ويجدد لعبيد (in Arabic). hathalyoum.net. 8 August 2018.
  12. AL HUDOD VS. NAFT AL-WASAT ‭2 - 2 Soccerway. 23 July 2019
  13. سيف جاسم يوقع للميناء قادما من الحدود ومحمد موسى يغادر بعد الغاء تعاقده مع الفريق (in Arabic). fanarnews.org. 23 August 2019.
  14. إلغاء الدوري العراقي بسبب فيروس كورونا (in Arabic). al-ain.com. 3 June 2020.
  15. رسمياً.. إدارة نادي الميناء تجدد عقود اللاعبين سيف جاسم وحسين يونس لتمثيل الفريق الكروي في الموسم المقبل (in Arabic). sportnow-iq.net. 17 July 2020.
  16. كووورة يختار التشكيلة المثالية لآخر جولات الدوري العراقي (in Arabic). kooora.com. 20 March 2019.
  17. "Saif Jassim". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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