Sabah Jeayer

Sabah Jeayer

Personal information
Full name	Sabah Jeayer Khalaf
Date of birth	30 November 1969
Place of birth	Iraq
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000-2002	Talaba SC	-	(-)
National team
1993-2001	Iraq	11	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Sabah Jeayer, (born November 30, 1969) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup, Talaba SC, and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Sabah Jeayer was a talented forward, who is great in the air and also a goalscorer capable of rising to the big match occasion, with two goals at the 2000 Asian Cup.

He started his career with the Talaba SC youth team in 1986, before moving to Air Force club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in 1991 and then moving back to Al-Talaba in 1993. He was given his first call-up to the national team in 1992.

In 1995 he helped Talaba to the Asian Cup Winners Cup final and scored 14 goals to help Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya win the double in 1997.

He was a member of Iraq's disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign for France'98, but stormed back after three years in exile with a magnificent double over hosts Lebanon in the Asian Cup. He was recalled by Milan Zivadinovic, who called him his secret weapon, Sabah has become one of Iraq’s star players.

The trickle of goals, he has scored during his career were always celebrated with an acrobatic somersault.^[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 October 2000	Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	1–0	2–2	2000 AFC Asian Cup
2.	15 October 2000	Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	2–0	2–2	2000 AFC Asian Cup

References

1. Hassanin Mubarak. "Player Database". iraqsport.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2003.

External links

• Sabah Jeayer – FIFA competition record
• Sabah Jeayer at National-Football-Teams.com
• 11v11 Profile
• Soccerway.com