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Saad Natiq Naji, sometimes referred as Suad Natiq Naji (Arabic: سعد ناطق ناجي, born 19 March 1994)[1] is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Abha Club in the Saudi Professional League and the Iraq national football team 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 (age 28)
Place of birth	Al-Najaf, Iraq
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Abha
Number	4
Youth career
	Al-Najaf FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Masafi Al-Wasat		(1)
2014–2017	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(3)
2017–2018	Al-Arabi	21	(3)
2018–2019	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(5)
2019–2022	Al-Shorta	64	(8)
2022	Al-Batin	0	(0)
2022–	Abha	6	(0)
National team‡
2011–2013	Iraq U20	3	(0)
2014–2016	Iraq U23	8	(0)
2015–	Iraq	31	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

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 became one of the nation's recognised defenders, playing 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 26 August 2015, Natiq made his first international appearance for Iraq against Lebanon in a friendly match.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

• Iraqi Premier League: 2016–17
• Iraq FA Cup: 2015–16
• AFC Cup: 2016, 2018[4]

Al-Shorta

• Iraqi Premier League: 2021–22
• Iraqi Super Cup: 2019

International

Iraq U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup 4th-place (1): 2013

Iraq U-23

• Asian Games bronze-medal (1): 2014

References

External links

• Saad Natiq – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Saad Natiq at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Saad Natiq

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[it] Saad Natiq

Saad Natiq Naji (Najaf, 19 marzo 1994) è un calciatore iracheno, difensore dell'Al-Markhiya e della Nazionale irachena.

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[ru] Натик, Саад

Саад Натик Наджи (англ. Saad Natiq Naji; 19 марта 1994, Багдад) — иракский футболист, центральный защитник клуба «Аль-Кува» и сборной Ирака.

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