Salam Shakir
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Salam Shakir (born 31 July 1986 in Iraq
) is an Iraq
i player who play for Al-Khor in Qatar
and Iraq national football team
player. He was part of Iraq B team in the 2007 King's Cup
. he played his first International match against Jordan
in a friendly match on 24 January 2008
Equally effective in defence and in a more creative midfield role, Salam Saker is one of Iraq's brightest young stars. Born in July 1986, he first hit the headlines when he was signed by Iraqi Super League giants Al Talaba in 2005 at the age of 18. Following a subsequent two-year spell with his second club Arbil FC, the emerging talent earned a move abroad to his current club, Qatari side Al Khor.
Shaker boasts a similarly proud record at international level. After representing the former Iraqi Olympic side that won silver at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, he was called into the national B team for the 2007 King's Cup in Thailand. His debut with the senior side came in January 2008 when he played a defensive role in Iraq's 1-1 friendly draw with Jordan.
Two appearances in the Iraqis' ill-fated qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa added to his experience, with Shaker playing the entirety of the 1-1 draw against China before starting again in the 1-0 loss to Qatar. With natural talent that is the envy of many of his Asian peers, the 22-year-old is expected to play a crucial role as Iraq attempt to raise their game at the forthcoming FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
) is an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i player who play for Al-Khor in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and Iraq national football team
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
player. He was part of Iraq B team in the 2007 King's Cup
2007 King's Cup
The 38th King's Cup finals were held from December 22 to December 29, 2007 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The King's Cup is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968....
. he played his first International match against Jordan
Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...
in a friendly match on 24 January 2008
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He is the son of an Iraqi international defender Shakir Ali who played for the Iraqi national football team and Al-Talaba club in the 70's and the 80's of the previous century.Equally effective in defence and in a more creative midfield role, Salam Saker is one of Iraq's brightest young stars. Born in July 1986, he first hit the headlines when he was signed by Iraqi Super League giants Al Talaba in 2005 at the age of 18. Following a subsequent two-year spell with his second club Arbil FC, the emerging talent earned a move abroad to his current club, Qatari side Al Khor.
Shaker boasts a similarly proud record at international level. After representing the former Iraqi Olympic side that won silver at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, he was called into the national B team for the 2007 King's Cup in Thailand. His debut with the senior side came in January 2008 when he played a defensive role in Iraq's 1-1 friendly draw with Jordan.
Two appearances in the Iraqis' ill-fated qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa added to his experience, with Shaker playing the entirety of the 1-1 draw against China before starting again in the 1-0 loss to Qatar. With natural talent that is the envy of many of his Asian peers, the 22-year-old is expected to play a crucial role as Iraq attempt to raise their game at the forthcoming FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.